Violence Represents The Worst Kind Of Conformism.

Death Isn't Enough. It Doesn't Remove The Stain. But A Slap, A Whiplash, Square On The Face, Does. Because A Man's Face Is As Sacred As His Mother Or His Wife.

Writing A Book Is A Very Lonely Business. You Are Totally Cut Off From The Rest Of The World, Submerged In Your Obsessions And Memories.

Violence Represents The Worst Kind Of Conformism.

I Have Been Always Fascinated And Seduced By History, Which I Think Is Very Close, Very Close To Literature.

Journalism Has Been Very Important For Me - For A Long Time I Made My Living As A Journalist, And It Also Serves As A Source Of Ideas. Many Of The Things I Have Written I Would Not Have Written Without The Experience Of Being A Journalist.