There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor.

My old friend looked at me with a new respect. He was discovering in me a capacity for hypocrisy that he had never credited me with before.

Henry Miller may write about revelers self-woven into a human hooked rug, because his ecstasy is solemn.

I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak sandwich, but I got used to it.

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.

Newspapers write about other newspapers with circumspection, ... about themselves with awe, and only after mature reflection.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.