My nights are a nightmare, quite often, but the nightmares are rich. I nourish myself by those nights.

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.

People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.

Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.

A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind.

A story is not only meaning, it's music as well.

I am not writing in metaphors. I am writing about catastrophes.

Go to where ever dreamland you decide on. But go with passion hand-in-hand. You will never be tired on the way!

You're just a coward, like all those who stand behind the suffering of others.

Respecting people is an important part of life, whether it's the person doing janitorial work or the person above you. It doesn't matter who you are: I'm going to respect you.

The loudest sound on earth, she thought, is a man with nothing to do.

But teleological considerations can lead no further than to a belief and a hope. They do not give certainty.

Love is one and the same in the original; but there are a thousand different copies of it.

Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

I'm wondering how many more mistakes I'll have to make before things finally fall into place. If they ever will.

Potential is universal, opportunity is not.