I Don't Accept The Idea That Literature

I Convinced Her That Her First Loyalty Isn't To Other People, But To Her Own Feelings.

I Have Been Always Fascinated And Seduced By History, Which I Think Is Very Close, Very Close To Literature.

I Couldn't Imagine Any Other Way Of Living, Outside Of Books, Outside My Work. Which Doesn't Mean I Am Not Interested In Other Things, Of Course - I Am Interested In Many Things. But The Center, The Crux, Is Always Literature.

When I Was Young, When I Started To Write, We Were Totally Convinced That Literature Was A Kind Of Weapon.

Writing A Book Is A Very Lonely Business. You Are Totally Cut Off From The Rest Of The World, Submerged In Your Obsessions And Memories.