A novel, basically, is writing one sentence — then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence.

People unconsciously want to reveal their inner urges.

People who don’t know how to summarize have no dignity. Neither do people who needlessly drag on their messy lives. They who don’t know the beauty of simplification, of pruning away the unnecessary, die without ever comprehending the true meaning of life.

I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, prone to introspection, who have really grappled with their existence.

The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.

A kid who has just started to lie is taking the first step as a storyteller.

There are only two ways to be a god: through creation or murder.