Antonio Tabucchi

It's the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection.

Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts.

There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about.

I would never create an image for myself; I'm not that clever.

With literary fiction, generally a film maker falls in love with a book. In commercial fiction, it's a producer or studio falling in love with a book they can make into a movie with worldwide appeal.

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it.