I Looked Down At The Chessboard. The

I Was Neat, Clean, Shaved And Sober And I Didn't Care Who Knew It.

Dames Lie About Anything - Just For Practice.

The Most Durable Thing In Writing Is Style. It Is A Projection Of Personality And You Have To Have A Personality Before You Can Project It. It Is The Product Of Emotion And Perception.

When A Book, Any Sort Of Book, Reaches A Certain Intensity Of Artistic Performance, It Becomes Literature. That Intensity May Be A Matter Of Style, Situation, Character, Emotional Tone, Or Idea, Or Half A Dozen Other Things. It May Also Be A Perfection Of Control Over The Movement Of A Story Similar To The Control A Great Pitcher Has Over The Ball.

A City With All The Personality Of A Paper Cup. (on Los Angeles)