When Comedy Fails, Seriousness Begins To Leak

The Decline Of Education In North America And I Suppose In Western Europe Makes It Harder To Have A Common Body Of References.

I Guess I Think I'm Writing For People Who Are Smarter Than I Am, Because Then I'll Be Doing Something That's Worth Their Time. I'd Be Very Afraid To Write From A Position Where I Consciously Thought I Was Smarter Than Most Of My Readers.

We Live In A World Of Copies And We're Fascinated When We Encounter The Originals (in A Museum, For Instance).

I Want To Be Able To Be Alone, To Find It Nourishing - Not Just A Waiting.

A Good Book Is An Education Of The Heart.