Being A Real Writer Means Being Able

You Can't Be A Serious Writer Of Fiction Unless You Believe The Story You Are Telling.

Nearly Everything In The Scheme Of Things Works To Dull A First-rate Talent. But The Worst Probably Is Cowardice.

What's The Use Of Being A Writer If You Can't Irritate A Great Many People?

You Never Do Find Out What Makes You Tick, And After A While It's Unimportant.

The Sickness Of Our Times For Me Has Been Just This Damn Thing That Everything Has Been Getting Smaller And Smaller And Less And Less Important, That The Romantic Spirit Has Dried Up, That There Is No Shame Today. We're All Getting So Mean And Small And Petty And Ridiculous, And We All Live Under The Threat Of Extermination.