When you are looking for corruption, you should look at the entire stratum of the society, while some forms of corruption are direct, others are indirect.

There is something really horrific for any human being who feels he is being consumed by other people.

Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness.

Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer-space.

The idea of having to make constant reference to politics is anathema to my calling as a writer.

If I were sure I would pass the physicals, I would be on the next space shuttle to Mars or some other planet. I'll leave the calculations and the navigational tasks to you while I bask in your ingenuity. Find me a place in the capsule and watch me outdo Michael Jackson's moonwalk to the music of the spheres.

There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind.