Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.

A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.

I can still see my first dog. For six years he met me at the same place after school and convoyed me home - a service he thought up himself. A boy doesn't forget that sort of association.

new york provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.

Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man.

I have a spaniel that defrocked a nun last week. He took hold of the cord. I had hold of the leash. It was like elephants holding tails. Imagine me undressing a nun, even second hand.

Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.