The Moment A Book Is Lent I

The Contents Of Someone's Bookcase Are Part Of His History, Like An Ancestral Portrait.

I Feel About Lending A Book The Way Most Fathers Feel About Their Daughters Living With A Man Out Of Wedlock.

People ... Have No Idea What A Hard Job It Is For Two Writers To Be Friends. Sooner Or Later You Have To Talk About Each Other's Work.

Aphorisms Are Bad For Novels. They Stick In The Reader's Teeth.

There Are Few Things More Subtly Distressing Than An Inappropriate Gift From Someone Close To You.