Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.
To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
Other people's interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless times you interrupt yourself.