But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.

The media must be used effectively to reach the masses. You have to find a new language in which to address the people and demonstrate what is possible.

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

The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.

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.

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.

For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.