I'm terrified of writing at night, for then I can't sleep. So I start slowly, slowly writing in the morning and go on into the late afternoon.

Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.

For the critic, the author does not exist; only a certain number of writings exist.

In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision.

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.

One writes fables in periods of oppression.