“Life is a state of mind.”

“Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life”

“No one can help me find answers, least of all someone who claims he's found a solution to life.”

“Had it been possible for me to fix the plane permanently in the sky, to defy the winds and clouds and all the forces pushing it upward and pulling it earthward, I would have willingly done so. I would have stayed in my seat with my eyes closed, all strength and passion gone, my mind as quiescent as a coat rack under a forgotten hat, and I would have remained there, timeless, unmeasured, unjudged, bothering no one, suspended forever between my past and my future.”

“I am going to put myself to sleep now for a bit longer than usual. Call it Eternity”

“It seems that what I really want is a drug that will increase my consciousness of others, not myself.”

“There's a place beyond words where experience first occurs to which I always want to return. I suspect that whenever I articulate my thoughts or translate my impulses into words, I am betraying the real thoughts and impulses which remain hidden.”