I love the smell of book ink in the morning.

Writing doesn't mean necessarily putting words on a sheet of paper. You can write a chapter while walking or eating.

The only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.

What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible.

Beauty is boring because it is predictable.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

Translation is the art of failure.

Books always speak of other books.

We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay.

I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion.

I don't miss my youth. I'm glad I had one, but I wouldn't like to start over.

We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

There is only one thing that you write for yourself, and that is a shopping list.

I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake.

For the enemy to be recognized and feared, he has to be in your home or on your doorstep.

Never affirm, always allude: allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart.

Love is wiser than wisdom.

What is life if not the shadow of a fleeting dream?