We know that happiness is short-lived, that we fail to cherish it when it is within our grasp and value it only when it has vanished forever.

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.

I know who you are. My father told me stories about you. He talked about your hands- hands that created the world surrendered to cruel nails

I try not to let other people's problems problem me.

Sometimes, the best thing you can do in order to learn about the world around you is to step outside of yourself, remove your routine and watch the happenings about you.

The second whiskey is always my favorite. From the third on, it no longer has any taste. It's just something to pour into your stomach.

Smell is a strange sight. It evokes sentimental landscapes through a sudden sketching of the subconscious.

I always write the best that I can. And I won't publish it until I have done it right.

...in any society, Law is an illusory concept that works only when everyone voluntarily agrees to live by it.

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

I'm feeling like Billy the Kidd, skinny B.I.G. You literally live like a guinea pig

Any additional spotlight you can put onto an opening of a film is a great thing to get.