Whatever its symbol - cross or crescent or whatever - that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.

I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it.

I decline to accept the end of man.

Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar.

Don Quixote — I read that every year, as some do the Bible.

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.