“I always write a draft version of the novel in which I try to develop, not the story, not the plot, but the possibilities of the plot. I write without thinking much, trying to overcome all kinds of self-criticism, without stopping, without giving any consideration to the style or structure of the novel, only putting down on paper everything that can be used as raw material, very crude material for later development in the story.”
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“In general, I think my freedom of invention is not limited when I use historical characters.”
“I have been always fascinated and seduced by history, which I think is very close, very close to literature.”
“Цomen, we think differently than guys. Guys, you know, are very visual. Women, we work a little different.”
“The Soviet Union needs thinking and critical friends, such as are capable not only of singing hymns in the hours of success, but of not shrinking in the hour of defeat and danger.”
“Sometimes I think I want to get 'hair and make up' every day, but that's just not possible.”
“Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.”
“I don't think I have the right to give someone advice when I don't know them.”
“I'm not a loud, extravagant person; I'm never going to be that and, to be honest, I don't want to be like that.”
“I think it's really hard being in a boy band. There's a lot of dynamics.”
“I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.”
“Nothing can stop you from thinking. The human mind is designed to think continually.”
“As soon as anybody does one of my songs, I rejoice. This particular case of all these great singers doing my work - the implications are very rich and the temptation to think of the outcome of these masses of the mainstream injecting my work into the marketplace, it's a very sweet speculation.”
“Growing old becomes clear to you at a certain point. I think it's after the age of 70 you realize - you begin to actually be convinced - you're growing older.”
“I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.”
“We all are motivated by deep impulses and deep appetites to serve, even though we may not be able to locate that which we are hoping to serve. So this is just a part of my nature and I think everybody else's nature to offer oneself at the critical moment when the emergency becomes articulate. It's only then that we can locate that willingness to serve.”
“We actually lead very violent, passionate lives and I think that we're hungry for insights into this condition. That's why we get all that stuff on television. It's really where we are, really what we are.”
“I think that all the spiritual training is just to be able to allow you to experience this from a slightly different perspective - one that's a little more stabilized.”
“His vision was just outstanding. If you think of him in the same way as Pele then you would come close.”
“I don't think you can write novels on the road. You need a certain stability.”