"The world is a very strange place, and it's getting stranger."

"I like normal things. I like ordinary life."

"And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When yo…"

"Every time I write a novel, it's like going to war."

"It’s not as if I’m trying to be mysterious. I’m just trying to be myself."