"The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke."
"The principle of art is to pause, not bypass."
"A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels."
"As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real."
"I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening."
"The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author."
"I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time."
"Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time."
"You don't die in the United States you underachieve."