The same imagination which has produced great works of science and literature has also produced all the absurdities of mythology and religion.

In literature, sex is part of the story; in pornography, it's the whole story.

To hell with irony and wit! I read to be moved.

It is impossible to describe any person as they actually are. The moment you talk about a person, even mention their name, you trivialize them.

When your share your story with someone, it becomes their story too.

All the great stories are about obsession and people who are obsessed.

Literature is cake; conversation is bread.

All the great novels are about obsession and people who are obsessed.

A story has to break your heart or it's not worth telling.