But Maybe Half A Lie Is Worse

Most People Coming Out Of War Feel Lost And Resentful. What Had Been A Minute-to-minute Confrontation With Yourself, Your Struggle With What Courage You Have Against Discomfort, At The Least, And Death At The Other End, Ties You To The People You Have Known In The War And Makes For A Time Others Seem Alien And Frivolous.

Advances Are Made By Those With At Least A Touch Of Irrational Confidence In What They Can Do.

If I Had To Give Young Writers Advice, I Would Say Don't Listen To Writers Talking About Writing Or Themselves.

History Is Made By Masses Of People. One Man, Or Ten Men, Don't Start The Earthquakes And Don't Stop Them Either. Only Hero Worshipers And Ignorant Historians Think They Do.

One Sits Uncomfortably On A Too Comfortable Cushion.