I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words.

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The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication,...

The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication,...

One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is...

One of them, for example, which will probably haunt me more than any other is...

I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men.

I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men.

The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.

The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.

Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his...

Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his...

Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children,...

Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children,...

It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon....

It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon....

I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late...

I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late...

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

I began to write more songs when I had more time, especially when we began...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is...

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good...

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good...

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing,...

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing,...

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading

You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading