I Reject Any Path Which Rejects Life,

For The First Time In My Life, I Felt That A Wave, A Justice Was Sweeping Away A Deep-seated Decay Without Any Indulgence. I Dearly Wished That It Would Keep Going Without Hesitation Or Deviation, In A Spirit Of Purity Forever.

I Was Afraid Of Marriage. I Had The Impression Married Life Would Take Up All My Time. I Saw Myself Drowning In Visits And Parties. No Freedom.

I Thought They Would Never Select An Eastern Writer For The Nobel. I Was Surprised.

Excessive Concern With Religion Seems To Me A Last Resort For People Who Have Been Exhausted By Life.

The Real Malady Is Fear Of Life, Not Of Death