I'm A Bad Jew, A Bad Russian,

I Don't Want To Dive Into That Mud Slide, Which Is What I Consider The Literary Process.

Perhaps Art Is Simply An Organism's Reaction Against Its Retentive Limitations.

I'm 100 Percent Jewish By Blood, But By Education I'm Nothing. By Affiliation I'm Nothing.

For A Writer Only One Form Of Patriotism Exists: His Attitude Toward Language.

All The Literati Keep At Least One Imaginary Friend.