Like Writing, Reading Is A Protest Against

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.

The Secret To A Masterpiece Is 10 Percent Inspiration And 90 Percent Perspiration.

I Have A Chest Full Of All The Insults, Villainies, And Infamies A Man Is Capable Of Withstanding. . . . If You Become Famous, You Will Have To Go Through That.

We Were Trained As Writers With The Idea That Literature Is Something That Can Change Reality, That It's Not Just A Very Sophisticated Entertainment, But A Way To Act.

Do The Rhetorical Quarrels Of Bourgeois Political Parties Have Anything To Do With The Interests Of The Humble And Downtrodden?