Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure).

My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.

Modern life ... is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.

Remember to get the weather in your damn book-weather is very important.

Let him think is I am more man than I am and I will be so.

Rereading places you at the point where it has to go on, knowing it is as good as you can get it up to there. There is always juice somewhere.