At 21, I Discovered Repression And Injustice.

I'd Thought Sexuality Was Instinctive Or Natural, But It's Profoundly Linked To Inner Security And Cultural Context.

Religion Has To Stay In The Heart, Not In Politics. It Is Private.

I Belong To A Specific Category Of Writers, Those Who Speak And Write In A Language Different From That Of Their Parents.

New Ideas Should Confront Old Ideas. We Must Refer To The Example Of Europe. People Have Fought To Make Europe What It Is Today. Freedom Is Not Something That Is Served Up On A Plate.

People Must Insist On The Right To Say No, To Be Alone, To Stand Out From The Herd. Creative Artists Can Say All This In Their Own Way And In Their Own Field, By Hard, Rigorous Work.