Aphorisms Are Bad For Novels. They Stick

The More I Like A Book, The More Reluctant I Am To Turn The Page. Lovers, Even Book Lovers, Tend To Cling. No One-night Stands Or "reads" For Them.

I Feel About Lending A Book The Way Most Fathers Feel About Their Daughters Living With A Man Out Of Wedlock.

Chic Is A Convent For Unloved Women.

It Is One Of The Paradoxes Of American Literature That Our Writers Are Forever Looking Back With Love And Nostalgia At Lives They Couldn't Wait To Leave.

When Friends Stop Being Frank And Useful To Each Other, The Whole World Loses Some Of Its Radiance.