I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts.

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.

...love is like health. It is taken lightly when present and cherished when it departs.