Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

Writing is an antisocial act.

We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.

You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.

Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.

Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are.

The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.

An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.

Talking's just a nervous habit.

Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.

Fail to learn, not the other way around

No matter how pale and pure and perfect you are, the moon is even more perfect.

I am happy to continue with my journey through time.

Swedish taxes are high, and we don't get as much as we used to for them. And our schools aren't so good.

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.

The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people.

I don't write a word of the article until I have the lead. It just sets the whole tone - the whole point of view. I know exactly where I'm going as soon as I have the lead.

There's a part of bohemia I love. The lack of prejudice, the lack of aggression, I love the lack, for the most part, of competitiveness. It's more peaceful.

Strange, when you ask anyone's advice you see yourself what is right.

Mendacity is a system that we live in," declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other.