Sadly however, I discovered in one particular case that a colleague went and paid the bribe on my behalf, just to get our mission fulfilled. That was painful, and it strained our friendship.

For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.

Mythology can be used, and has been used, even to re-state, you know, the very urgent problems of the world.

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.

I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art festivals; I was involved in school plays; I wrote essays, so there was no definite moment when I said, 'Now I'm a writer.' I've always been a writer.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.