The real is always way ahead of what we can imagine.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

One bliss for which there is no match is when you itch to up and scratch.

I wouldnt want to be remembered as the guy who contaminated a perfectly legitimate form of protest art with money and celebrities.

I am the colour red, in a world of black and white and if you value your ability to breathe... Don't get too close.

I'm not a diva. I know what I like and I know what I want.

To have too much time is not good, you have to force yourself. And human beings aren't meant for true freedom. I've learned that, having had it.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

If I didnt choose art, I would have become an astronomer.

A dressing is not a compote A dressing is not a custard It consists of pepper and salt, Vinegar, oil and mustard.

I have the world's best job. I get paid to hang out in my imagination all day.

It is love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sentient beings, love, tender love.