The reader's impression is one of a dream - the only thing that's left upon waking is the memory of a melody at the end of a concert.

We could say that Romanian Onirisme was born from painting and not from surrealist literature. The visual is primordial. Dimov said, 'Dreams are not a source, but a canon, a legislative model.'

In Necessary Marriage, I tried to repeat entire phrases without the reader noticing. My work doesn't have the rigor of music, but I hope it alludes to it.

Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink, a self-portrait and not much more.

Just because you are available for a relationship, doesn't mean you are ready for one. Sometimes you need a break from external relationships to nourish the internal one.

Faith alone is never enough. You must follow up with the right effective plan and strategic action.

I have changed my Ministers but I have not changed my measures.Iamstill formoderation, and Iwill governby it.

Morality is the thing upon which your friends smile, and immorality is the thing upon which they frown

I think a lot of the misery that people experience comes from that sensation of boundlessness, of infinite possibility.

I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn't move here because it was a creative mecca; I was just lucky to live here.

Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.

I don't know how i stay on my feet, why i don;t just shatter into dust right there, why my heart keeps beating when i want it so badly to stop

I'd been all hyped about it, I was like, "Please come," and to have that and know Tommy Nohilly is probably going like, "This is cool," it makes me feel good.

Ice cubes sell more alcohol for the distilling industry than sexy models in cheesecake poses.