The older I become, the more I think about my mother.

I am living permanently in my dream, from which I make brief forays into reality.

No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul.

Here, in my solitude, I have the feeling that I contain too much humanity.

Old age is like climbing a mountain. You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get, the more tired and breathless you become, but your views become more extensive.

Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.

We make each other alive; it doesn’t make a difference if it hurts.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.

My basic view of things is - not to have any basic view of things. From having been exceedingly dogmatic, my views on life have gradually dissolved. They don't exist any longer.

There is no art form that has so much in common with film as music. Both affect our emotions directly, not via the intellect.

There's always a tension in me between my urge to destroy and my will to live... Every morning I wake up with a new wrath, a new suspiciousness, a new desire to live.

I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least, Nor do I understand who there can be more wonderful than myself.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

In Heaven, it is always Autumn".

If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness.

The depth of the ocean is calm, but on the surface, there are always waves. If you dive deep in your life, your life can be bliss.

Be stimulated by rejection

Is everyone as wrong about me as I am about them?

Be confident. Be compassionate. Be intelligent. Be humble. Be generous. The universe returns to you what you put out.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

The destination cannot be described; / You will know very little until you get there; / You will journey blind.