When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come
I'm not intelligent. I'm not arrogant. I'm just like the people who read my books. I used to have a jazz club, and I made the cocktails and I made the sandwiches. I didn't want to become a writer - it just happened
Young people these days don't trust anything at all. They want to be free
It's physical. If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets
The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school
In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It’s important to combine the two in just the right amount
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy
Me, I’ve seen 45 years, and I’ve only figured out one thing. That’s this: if a person would just make the effort, there’s something to be learned from everything. From even the most ordinary, commonplace things, there’s always something you can learn. I read somewhere that they said there’s even different philosophies in razors. Fact is, if it weren’t for that, nobody’d survive
What happens when people open their hearts? They get better
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting