“Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.”

“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”

“There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last.”

“The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.”

“The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.”

“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.”

“If money does not make you happy, give it back”