I Wanted My Wild Things To Be

I Thought That If I Were Going Into Old Age I Would Want To Do What [giuseppe] Verdi Did, Which Is To Write Extraordinary Things, And To Really Find Myself.

My Father Could Be Very Witty, Even If The Humor Was Always On The Darker Side Of Irony.

That's What Art Is. You Don't Make Up Stories. You Live Your Life.

My Father Belonged To A Jewish Social Club.

As A Child, I Felt That Books Were Holy Objects, To Be Caressed, Rapturously Sniffed, And Devotedly Provided For. I Gave My Life To Them. I Still Do. I Continue To Do What I Did As A Child; Dream Of Books, Make Books And Collect Books.