I never see a forest that does not bear a mark or a sign of history.

I am interested in reconstructing symbols. It's about connecting with an older knowledge and trying to discover continuities in why we search for heaven.

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

Buying art is not understanding art.

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, you can do something with them.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images.

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

I write because he needs to know.

Fire tries gold misfortune men.

All of a writer that matters is in the book or books. It is idiotic to be curious about the person.

Know thyself,’ said Socrates. Know thyself,’ said Sappho, ‘and make sure that the Church never finds out.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award, and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

How dare you ever in ya life walk past me without acknowledging their man as God.

We have such a finite amount of hours on this planet, and there is just no excuse for living a mundane, predictable life in life.

No news is good news. No journalists is even better.

An extraordinary life is all about daily, continuous improvements in the areas that matter most.

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.