Poetry Has Been The Longest Pleasure Of

Human Beings Need Unhappiness At Least As Much As They Need Happiness.

In England, Life Is A Long Process Of Composing Oneself.

I Have A Superstition That If I Talk About Plot, It's Like Letting Sand Out Of A Hole In The Bottom Of A Bag.

It's Nervous Work. The State You Need To Write In Is The State That Others Are Paying Large Sums Of Money To Get Rid Of.

Did You Ever Notice How Easy It Is To Forgive A Person Any Number Of Faults For One Endearing Characteristic, For A Certain Style, Or Some Commitment To Life - While Someone With Many Good Qualities Is Insupportable For A Single Defect If It Happens To Be A Boring One?