You read, move your lips, figure out the words, and it's like you're in two places at the same time: you're sitting or lying with your legs curled up….

I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you ar….

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment..

If there is a pattern, it will come back - maybe in Russia more than anywhere else, because it has collapsed so many times. Maybe less so here in the….

Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world..

Already the writers are complaining that there is too much freedom. They need some pressure. The worse your daily life, the better your art. If you h….

I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think..

For us, the best time is always yesterday..

In Russia, people suffer from the stillness of time..

Politics disappears; it vanishes. What remains constant is human life. So I try to develop a perspective in my writing where politics is just one of ….

I am interested in the subject which is Russia..

If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship, this pressure produces diamonds..

People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election..