When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a story which is hard enough.
Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end.
Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.

