My books, at any rate, deserved to be burned.

Cultivate your Futurism. I'll cultivate my Döblinism.

But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

Writing is not chewing your nails and picking your teeth, but a matter of public interest.

The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not the author. The façade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent.

But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it's all right, it's not all right by a longshot. Man proposes, God disposes, and there's always that last straw to break the camel's back.