I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you. Votes: 16
My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. Votes: 11
Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying. Votes: 9
We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power. Votes: 8
What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other. Votes: 7
I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life. Votes: 4
I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written. Votes: 1
I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious. Votes: 0
I only understand realism. Votes: 0
Writers are not meant for action. Votes: 0