He Wanted This Someone To See How

He Couldn't Figure Out If She Was Immensely Well Adjusted Or Seriously Messed Up.

Nothing Got Inside The Head Without Becoming Pictures.

Mr. Franzen Said He And Mr. Wallace, Over Years Of Letters And Conversations About The Ethical Role Of The Novelist, Had Come To The Joint Conclusion That The Purpose Of Writing Fiction Was “a Way Out Of Loneliness.” (ny Times Article On The Memorial Service Of David Foster Wallace.)

Once There Are Good Sentences On The Page, I Can Feel A Loyalty To Them And Start Following Their Logic, And Take Refuge From Myself.

If You Want To Have Friends, You Have To Remember That Nobody's Perfect.