Art Is A Criticism Of Society And

My Countrymen Have The Right To Shake My Hand And Talk To Me If They So Wish. Don't Forget That Their Support And Their Reading Of My Works Is What Brought Me The Nobel Prize.

Writing Is For Men Who Can Think And Feel, Not Mindless Sensation Seekers Out Of Nightclubs And Bars. But These Are Bad Times. We Are Condemned To Work With Upstarts, Clowns Who No Doubt Got Their Training In A Circus And Then Turned To Journalism As The Appropriate Place To Display Their Tricks.

Literature Should Be More Revolutionary Than Revolutions Themselves; Writers Must Find The Means To Continue To Be Critical Of The Negative Elements In The Sociopolitical Reality.

It's Not Surprising That Truly Humanitarian Manifestos Originate Frequently In Minority Circles Or With People Whose Consciences Are Troubled By The Problems Of Minorities.

Insults Are The Business Of The Court.