“Writing is not a great profession as a lot of writers proclaim. I write because this is something I can do. Another thing—very often I think a lot of writers write because they have failed to do other things. How many writers can’t drive? A lot. They’re not practical. They are not capable in everyday life.”

“I work hard, I work very hard. All the books at least 30 revisions.”

“Why do we writers write? Is it because we have something to say, or is it because we just do? I write because I can, because I just do, and because I am a writer, and so I write.”

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”

“No, It's hard to uproot yourself and really become yourself in another soil, but it's also an opportunity, another kind of growth.”

“You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat.”

“Life is a journey, and you can't carry everything with you. Only the usable baggage.”