There must be courage; there must be no awe. There must be criticism, for humor, to my mind, is encapsulated in criticism. There must be a disciplined eye and a wild mind...There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about it.

Salary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart.

I know that an author must be brave enough to chop away clinging tentacles of good taste for the sake of a great work. But this is no great work, you see.

Upton Sinclair is his own King Charles' head. He cannot keep himself out of his writings, try though he may; or, by this time, try though he doesn't.

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.

All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.

Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.