The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it. He has no peace until then.

I've always been drawn to characters who are complex and flawed.