the world is neither meaningful, nor absurd. it quite simply is, and that, in any case, is what is so remarkable about it.

The true writer has nothing to say. What counts is the way he says it.

There is a famous Russian cartoon in which a hippopotamus, in the bush, points out a zebra to another hippopotamus: 'You see,' he says, 'now that’s formalism.

Memory belongs to the imagination. Human memory is not like a computer which records things; it is part of the imaginative process, on the same terms as invention.

What do young girls dream of? Of the knife and of blood.

Memory belongs to the imagination.

Deux me' tresou un peu plusse parent donc l'homme de la femme. Two metres, or a little more, separates a man from a woman.

On n'e chappe pas a' son sort. One cannot escape destiny.

I contemplate the impossible and achieve madness. This is my blessing. This is my curse. My heaven, my hell.

Confusion, when embraced, is the starting point for discovery, direction and decision.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

I was so mad you could have boiled a pot of water on my head.

Some people still see me as a kid, but I'm a 23-year-old woman now.

I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.

Planning, evaluation, reasoning and establishing prioritites are all more important than brilliance - either behind the wheel or at the drawing board.

Don't give up on something just because you think you can't do it.

A heart is a heart in a child or a man.

These new theories of the universe, that there are multiple universes just bubbling up constantly - it's all pretty wild.