I have never been one of those who cares about happiness. Happiness is a strange notion. I am just not made for it. It has never been a goal of mine; I do not think in those terms.

I am not an artist and never have been. Rather I am like a craftsman and feel very close to the mediaeval artisans who produced their work anonymously and who,…

I am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able to think independently.

You can fight a rumour only with an even wilder rumour.