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

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

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I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.

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

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I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.

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I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.

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

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If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.

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

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It's my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel's aesthetic facade.

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