"Perhaps I am destined to remember forever the image of that night, the flavor of the tobacco, the vague physical sensation of fear."

"A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals…"

"Mirrors and copulation are abominable, for they multiply the numbers of men."

"I am a man who has been many men."

"One day, we'll wake up and we'll be old. And we'll be happy, or we'll be sad, or we'll be dead. But we'll be old."