I haven't done any translating for decades now. It's something I did when I was young.

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.

A heart in love is a thriller book of many stories

That's one of those questions that you think of a better answer for five minutes after you've answered it.

When people want to built new tracks, they want to look at Silverstone. We don't want it built like that. It's quite embarrassing.

Film is the best way to capture an image and project that image. It just is, hands down.

I love to work, so give me what you've got. I'll play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work.

I think that's really risky to make yourself unsexy, because the business demands that women be sexy.

There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling.

I feel awful for women who are trying to raise kids on their own, with zero income and no fathers present - that's single motherhood.

To resolve conflicts, excessive ambitions and one's own fears and aspirationis must be sacrificed.