"I am not a thinker. I am merely a man who has been perplexed."

"There are only two plots in the world: the story of the journey and the story of the labyrinth."

"A book is more than a verbal structure... it is the dialogue with the reader, and the tone of his voice, and the accent he gives it."

"I have always been a solitary man. I have always preferred books to people."

"I don't know whether I am a man or a dream."