Writing well is the best revenge.

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

Art is a form of catharsis emotional release, purging, cleansing, purifying.

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.

Gertrude Stein did us the most harm when she said, 'You're all a lost generation.' That got around to certain people and we all said, 'Whee! We're lost.

Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.

[Requesting her epitaph to read this way:] Excuse my dust.