Morality Is Seldom A Safe Guide For

A Good Book Is The Precious Life-blood Of A Master-spirit, Embalmed And Treasured Up On Purpose To A Life Beyond Life, And As Such It Must Surely Be A Necessary Commodity.

Behind Their Dark Glass, The Mad Own Nothing.

I Have Remained True To My Deepest Convictions. I Mean The Courage Of Those Who Are Born To Be Defeated, The Weaknesses Of The Strong, And The Tragedy Of Misunderstandings And Missed Opportunities, Which I Have Done My Best To Treat As Comedy—for Otherwise How Can We Manage To Bear It?

An Unjust Punishment Is Never Forgotten.

I Believe That People Should Write Biographies Only About People They Love, Or Understand, Or Both. Novels, On The Other Hand, Are Often Better If They're About People The Writer Doesn't Like Very Much.