"What is the point of a book if it doesn't lead you to a new world?"

"The fact that there is a world, that there are things, that there are people, that there are events, is a source of constant amazement to me."

"I am constantly aware of the fact that I am not living a real life."

"The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or no eyes."

"I need to be alone. I need to think. I need to think about my needs."