I've been wondering about Dostoyevsky. How can a man write so badly, so unbelievably badly, and make you feel so deeply?
That every day should be a fiesta seemed to me a wonderful discovery.
For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.
You're beautiful, like a May fly.
Good writing is good conversation, only more so.
Write the best story that you can and write it as straight as you can.