"Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true."

"To attack a book is to attack the human mind."

"The world is a chaotic place, and the job of the writer is to bring some order to it, even if it's just a temporary order."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

"To be a writer is to be a messenger from the subconscious."