I prefer reading to writing. Reading changes your world view. Writing changes absolutely nothing. Except, of course, when it makes you rich.

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.

The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.

The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America.

The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

In order to pass the time I told him the story of the German who ate the other German whom he’d met on the internet.

It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life.

Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.

The most stupid religion is Islam.

And don’t forget, if you are very intelligent but load yourself with bad characters, nobody will follow you.

Those who gain Greatness, often hit many obstacles. To succeed, persist, even when others tell you you will fail.

Machinery which is not used is not capital.

There's a whole language out there, and one's role as a writer is to stumble around in it.

It's our contention that equity may be in the money, depending on where the liabilities lie.

I always find stuff in my characters to relate to.

NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I'm to get to know myself and the world outside. That's why I can't stay here with you any longer.

I have started to record some demos so hopefully in the near future I can play live.

Kill one, terrify a thousand.

I think the whole idea of home is central to who we are as human beings.