“In literature, you either create a classical or create a foam! There is no in between!”
“Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.”
“Innovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics”
“Literature is not at the service of the government; on the contrary, governments should do everything in their power to create a favourable climate for literature.”
“The most difficult challenge an honest man will ever face is having to choose between duty and love.One creates a man of honorable character―a life worth dying for.The other creates a vulnerable soul that madly yearns for either death or immortality.”
“You can't disbelieve the truth away. You can cover the truth, you can create something new, but either way you have to believe what you are creating.”