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

It could be worse,' Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war." Defeat is worse." I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.

Mice: What is the best early training for a writer? Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.

If my Valentine you won't be, I'll hang myself on your Christmas tree.

Don't get discouraged because there's a lot of mechanical work to writing. I rewrote the first part of Farewell to Arms at least fifty times.

Write drunk; edit sober.

Keep right on lying to me. That's what I want you to do.