Memory belongs to the imagination.

The true writer has nothing to say. What counts is the way he says it.

There is a famous Russian cartoon in which a hippopotamus, in the bush, points out a zebra to another hippopotamus: 'You see,' he says, 'now that’s formalism.

Memory belongs to the imagination. Human memory is not like a computer which records things; it is part of the imaginative process, on the same terms as invention.

the world is neither meaningful, nor absurd. it quite simply is, and that, in any case, is what is so remarkable about it.

What do young girls dream of? Of the knife and of blood.

Deux me' tresou un peu plusse parent donc l'homme de la femme. Two metres, or a little more, separates a man from a woman.

On n'e chappe pas a' son sort. One cannot escape destiny.

If it wasn’t for all those silver wings spread out to help you on your journey, you would’a been dead or someplace screamin’ in a nut house a long time ago.

Cynicism is humor in ill health.

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

There are three proven rules for good teeth: brush after every meal; see your dentist twice a year; and mind your own business.

I can only gesture at what makes a story good.

The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on the principles of law and justice.

There is nothing so costly as bargains.

Size does matter. There's a lot of ways to make people feel good, but personally I think it does enhance things.

I think the erotic is very spiritual, and I never see that spiritual dimension when you look at collections of erotica. That's always missing for me.

If you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out. Nothing can come out of you that is not in you. If when you are pressured, anger comes out, it is not the fault of the person who pressured.