"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."

"The world is a place of wonders, but also of horrors. And it's up to us to choose which ones we focus on."

"I think the job of a writer is to be a witness, to bear witness to the world."

"A writer’s life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don’t have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it."

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it."