The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart.

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months.

The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise.

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection.

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun.

Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to preserve oneself.

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

Our job is like a baker's work - his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out.

When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered.

Nothing in this world is ‘by chance’. There are “covered causes” (hidden) within. ‘By chance’ is also the result of an effort.

A long time ago people believed that the world is flat and the moon is made of green cheese. Some still do, to this day. The man on the moon is looking down and laughing.

I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.

Aren't we most aware of our animal natures when love or hunger or hatred burns through reason and encourages us to do exactly what we desire to do, with frequently tragic results?

We will ultimately be judged by how we react in times of trouble and how we care for the least among us.

The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke.

I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.

People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.

Everything I ever worried about turned out exactly as it was going to, despite my anxious moments to the contrary.