Ismail Kadare : (2)

" I consider I’ve had a good day when, among the lines I’ve written, I’ve produced from my innermost core what I call ‘the appearance of the pearl.’ That could refer to a discovery, a sense of harmonious cohesiveness, or something like that. " - Ismail Kadare

" For a writer, personal freedom is not so important. It is not individual freedom that guarantees the greatness of literature; otherwise, writers in democratic countries would be superior to all others. Some of the greatest writers wrote under dictatorship – Shakespeare, Cervantes. " - Ismail Kadare