“A novel is born several times and dies several times, before it takes its final life form.”
“Torture is the act of making someone die a slow death, making the prisoner die several times.”
“I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I've only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a "serious" novel.”
“It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect.”
“One must pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while still alive.”
“I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.”