When One Is Already On The Edge

When I Was Young, The Early Death Of My Father Cast A Shadow Over Me - And I Was Afraid To Die Before All My Literary Plans Came True. But Between 30 And 40 Years Of Age My Attitude To Death Became Quite Calm And Balanced. I Feel It Is A Natural, But No Means The Final, Milestone Of One's Existence.

The Generation Now Coming Out Of Western Schools Is Unable To Distinguish Good From Bad. Even Those Words Are Unacceptable. This Results In Impaired Thinking Ability.

I Refuse To See Literature As Amusement, As A Game. I Think That You Ought Not To Approach Literature Without A Moral Responsibility For Every Word You Write.

Any Fool Can Bomb A Train, But Just Try Sorting Out The Mess.

If A Person Can Build A Fence Around Himself, He Is Bound To Do It.