Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer-he bides his time, waits for the perfect wave on which to ride in. Delay is instinctive with him. He waits for the surge (of emotion? of strength? of courage?) that will carry him along.

Shocking writing is like murder: the questions the jury must decide are the questions of motive and intent.

I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.

Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.

A “fraternity” is the antithesis offraternity. The first (that is, the order or organization) is predicated on the idea of exclusion; the second (that is, the abstract thing) is based on a feeling of total equality.

Familiarity is the thing-the sense of belonging. It grants exemption from all evil, all shabbiness.

From three to four, he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive.