Everyone has to have either this or that problem, if he can't find any problem, he loses all reason for living.

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.

I love jazz music and sad music. I'm a sentimental guy. I'm a romantic guy.

It's just really exciting to have the ball in my hands. Not just on defense but to make plays on special teams also.

My dream is to collaborate with a mature person.I feel like my talents were being wasted in art school. I would like to try something else, but not the obvious or usual thing.

I am interested in telling my particular truth as I have seen it.

I think people have a little wall they throw up real quick if they see swords and sorcery.

A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.

Anyone that dares begrudge what I have today, just better get off their duff and do something about it.

I didn't change the world.

So, the fear of death might be described as the fear of not being able to become whom one had planned to be.

I really love playing music with other people. It's more fun to be on the road with others. It's kind of lonely out there when you play on your own!