ONE OF THE LAST GREAT REALIZATIONS is that life will not be what you dreamed.

There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real.

Love must wait; it must break one’s bones.

Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave

Sometimes you are aware when your great moments are happening, and sometimes they rise from the past. Perhaps it's the same with people.

I'm a frotteur, someone who likes to rub words in his hand, to turn them around and feel them, to wonder if that really is the best word possible.

I deem as heroic those who have the harder task, face it unflinchingly and live. In this world women do that.

Dresscodes are for styleless people.

Hope but not enthusiasm is the proper state for the writer.

What is the ultimate impulse to write? Because all this is going to vanish.

I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling.

Oh yes. It was well worth it, doing things the proper way.

Expectations hinder you from being prepared for the unexpected

Words are more ardent if a man must struggle to find them.

One must observe the proper rites.

I have to make rock records occasionally.

Refraining from false speech: speech from the heart. Undertake for one week not to gossip (positively or negatively) or speak about anyone you know who is not present with you (any third party).

The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy, but who can energize those whom they lead.

Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you.

The fast-food industry has moved into the grocery store, so you no longer have to go to a fast-food chain to find problematic foods.

There are certain things that cannot be adequately explained to a virgin either by words or pictures.