We Are All Tourists In History, And

To Be Misunderstood Can Be The Writer's Punishment For Having Disturbed The Reader's Peace. The Greater The Disturbance, The Greater The Possibility Of Misunderstanding.

If A Book Is Really Good, It Deserves To Be Read Again, And If It's Great, It Should Be Read At Least Three Times.

Either A Writer Doesn't Want To Talk About His Work, Or He Talks About It More Than You Want.

To Choose A Writer For A Friend Is Like Palling Around With Your Cardiologist, Who Might Be Musing As You Talk To Him That You Are A Sinking Man. A Writer's Love For Another Writer Is Never Quite Free Of Malice. He May Enjoy Discussing Your Failures Even More Than You Do. He Probably Sees You As Tragic, Like His Characters - Or Unworthy Of Tragedy, Which Is Worse.

We Are All Tourists In History, And Irony Is What We Win In Wars.