Destruction After All Is A Form Of

With A Novel, Which Takes Perhaps Years To Write, The Author Is Not The Same Man He Was At The End Of The Book As He Was At The Beginning. It Is Not Only That His Characters Have Developed-he Has Developed With Them, And This Nearly Always Gives A Sense Of Roughness To The Work: A Novel Can Seldom Have The Sense Of Perfection Which You Find In Chekhov's Story, The Lady With The Dog.

Insecurity Twists Meanings And Poisons Trust. In A Closely Beleaguered City Every Sentry Is A Potential Traitor.

Innocence Is A Kind Of Insanity

What Have We All Got To Expect That We Allow Ourselves To Be So Lined With Disappointment?

It Is Always Of Interest To Know What Strikes Another Human Being As Remarkable.