Court, in our society, is often the last resort of stubbornness.

The bruise on the heart which at first feels incredibly tender to the slightest touch eventually turns all the shades of the rainbow and stops aching. We forget about it. We even forget we have hearts until the next time. And then we wonder how we ever could have forgotten. We think this one is better, because, in fact, we cannot fully remember the time before.

Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child.

But we should ask the question: Why should a writer be more than a writer? Why should a writer be a guru? Why are we supposed to be psychiatrists? Isn't it enough to write and tell the truth? It's not like telling the truth is common. Writers are the earthworms of society. We aerate the soil. That's enough.

If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.

The most important thing for a writer is to be locked in a study.

Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.