The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels.

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real.

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time.