I guess the toughest things in translations are word play, which can never be reproduced exactly.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

If you keep waiting for the right time, it may never happen. Sometimes you have to make the most of the time you have.

It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain books and their authors.

One should therefore not rely on mere words, but everywhere search for the intention behind them. (121)

Maybe in fairytales you're only as old as you feel, but here in L. A. you're every second as old as your pores.

If I wasn't the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be?

I don’t really want fame and fortune

Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards

When this is over, the media will lose interest [in the relationship]. There’ll be nothing to say. It won’t fit into a headline anymore. It won’t fit into a template.

We cannot train women and forget about the men. We should train men to know the potential of women.