Realty exists only through experience, and it must be personal experience.

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.

Relief is a great feeling.It’s the emotional and physical reward we receive from our bodies upon alleviation of pain, pressure and struggle. A time to bask in the lack of the neg

A strong man tied to a weak man… When there is trouble, the strong man's strength counts for nothing.

I never said "I want to be alone." I only said "I want to be left alone." There is all the difference.

You're talkin' legit here.

The Germans and Austrians are very polite, the Swiss are very reserved and the Spanish usually kiss me. The Brits write me letters.

If I listened to my instincts, I'd be down at the pub chasing women, not under a 400 pound bar squatting

It is a greater thing to be a good citizen than to be a good Republican or a good Democrat.

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

The true source of rights is duty.

It's very different because the Indians live as if they are their souls and Americans live as if they are their egos.