The more we get away from believing and studying literature, the worst we become, the more we lose our soul.

A book is basically just symbols arranged to form this story, this world. But on the other hand, books, novels, literature in general, is what shows us at our most human.

Death is terrifying and beautiful, a final thing we can all do together.

I think literature is somehow both a fantasy and a reality we should all get back to.

I'm a white guy listening to the Cure and thinking about Pynchon influences.

It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.

Life is beautiful, but it is also so damn ugly.

And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!

Originality is a return to the origin.

In Zen there is a sense of blending, of stepping out of your body and mind and gaining access to powers and abilities that are far beyond the minds of mortal men.

we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job.

Take some exercise, try to recover the look of a human being.

We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution - notably fossil fuels - more, and tax work less

I had a very different vibe then, I was very into minimalism. I was kind of obsessed with Helmut Lang and [Martin] Margiela.

It must be observed that fishing with any living bait is to be condemned for the same reason as fishing with a worm: in all such instances we torture two animals at once for our amusement.