The novelist must be his own most harsh critic and also his own most loving admirer and about both he must say nothing.
Life isn't just to be found, you have to work for it.
I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common.
The roots of art and play lie very close together.
Once a Catholic always a Catholic.
I opened the large central window of my office room to its full on the fine early May morning. Then I stood for a few moments, breathing in the soft, warm air that was charged with the scent of white lilacs below.