“...what makes a writer a prophet is his ability to speak truth...”

“...is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?...”

“...I gave you painted air - tears I couldn't weep - truths I couldn't speak - all the words that caught in my throat...”

“...to know an other's interior life you are his confessor or a writer - the one is admitted freely, the other intrudes by discerning of spirits ”

“...when your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...”

“...authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer...”

“...writers, like priests, should have compassion...and a sensitivity to pain...”