The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.

No writer has a right to make that much money. Indeed, without diabolical assistance, no writer can.

There is something really horrific for any human being who feels he is being consumed by other people. I'm talking about a writer's critics, who don't address what you've written, but want to probe into your existence and magnify the trivia of your life without any sense of humor, without any sense of context.

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.

I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art festivals; I was involved in school plays; I wrote essays, so there was no definite moment when I said, 'Now I'm a writer.' I've always been a writer.

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to be done.