Ideas? My head is full of them, one after the other, but they serve no purpose there. They must be put down on paper, one after the other.

There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.

Literature is the denunciation of the times in which one lives.

I am not, sir, a bad person, though in truth I am not lacking in reasons for being one. [Sp., Yo, senor, no soy malo, aunque no me faltarian motivos para serlo.]

When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.

It takes a year to be collectively known as "intelligent" but it takes a lifetime to be distinguished as "wise

The curve of man’s knowledge of himself ascends until the 17th century, declines gradually afterwards, in this century it finally plummets

Sometimes it feels good to take the long way home.

[Donald] Trump suggesting to "The Wall Street Journal" that he would stop aiding the rebels fighting [Bashir] Assad.

A banker is a person who is willing to make you a loan if you present sufficient evidence to show you don't need it.

I think heroes are important in the lives of kids because it shows a child what to become, it shows a child what's possible; it shows a child not just by theory but by active example.

It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times.

Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend's gonna have to prove they're your friend, and you're gonna have to prove you're their friend.

I'm totally convinced I can write the perfect pop song.

I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam in its great ages.