The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator.

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I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of...

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of...

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.

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

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

I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.

I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.

I only understand realism.

I only understand realism.

Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious...

Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious...

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 have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.

I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.

Writers are not meant for action.

Writers are not meant for action.

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear...

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear...

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

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

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

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...

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality,...

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality,...

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...

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical...

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical...

Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to...

Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to...

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...