The business of writing is one of the four or five most private things in the world.

A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.

Dullness is a misdemeanour.

The formidable power of geography determines the character and performance of a people.

Your power comes from the songs.

Dullness is a misdemeanor.

Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.

Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?

Architecture is politics.

Gazing at the typewriter in moments of desperation I console myself with three thoughts. Alcohol at six, dinner at eight, and to be immortal you've got to be dead.

I don't do nothing I don't want to do.

I would never wear fur.

I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must be some human truth that is beyond religion.

Trade your expectations for appreciation and the world changes instantly.

I've been pretty transparent with all that I've done. I think my work speaks a lot for who I am. So, I don't think there's a particular thing I'd like them to know.

It was decided by the university of Coimbre that the sight of several persons being slowly burned in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes.