Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves them at an imaginary level.

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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.

My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for...

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for...

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political...

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political...

Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There's an objective and a subjective camera, like...

Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There's an objective and a subjective camera, like...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those...

I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those...

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two...

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two...

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their...

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their...

As a rule, one should never place form over content.

As a rule, one should never place form over content.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

Writers are not meant for action.

Writers are not meant for action.

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States...

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States...

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The...

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The...