The Role Of The Artist Is To

The Japanese See Self-assertion As Immoral And Self- Sacrifice As The Sensible Course To Take In Life.

I Like Unformed Characters. This May Be Because, No Matter How Old I Get, I Am Still Unformed Myself.

I Have No Idea Who The Characters Are, Later, Their Personalities Take Over Anything I Might Want To Do. I End Up Writing Not From My Own Will, But From Theirs-they Come Alive As I Write And Make Me Do Things That I Couldn't Have Planned.

Although Human Beings Are Incapable Of Talking About Themselves With Total Honesty, It Is Much Harder To Avoid The Truth While Pretending To Be Other People. They Often Reveal Much About Themselves In A Very Straightforward Way. I Am Certain That I Did. There Is Nothing That Says More About Its Creator Than The Work Itself.

But Ignorance Is A Kind Of Insanity In The Human Animal. People Who Delight In Torturing Defenseless Children Or Tiny Creatures Are In Reality Insane. The Terrible Thing Is That People Who Are Madmen In Private May Wear A Totally Bland And Innocent Expression In Public.