For us, the best time is always yesterday.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds.

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.

In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time.

I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think.

If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the States, because here the society is so young.

Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.

I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.

I am interested in the subject which is Russia.

People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship this pressure produces diamonds.

Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers... (Matthew 12:48)

We can't rightly ever talk about the future, if you think about it. We can only talk about what we imagine or wish for. It's not the same thing.

Time reveals the truth.

Nothing has changed, or will change. So we must change it.

I see my finished platinum print (in the viewfinder) in all its desired qualities, before my exposure.

I'm not going to work with a company that uses my artwork, which is precious to me, and not allow me to do certain things.

Never trust a shiny surface. They hide a multitude of flaws.

To be a good writer... read a lot and write every day.

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.