I was always a lonely person when I was with everyone.

I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows.

All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.

The only decent bone in her body was mine.

They can't yank a novelist like they can a pitcher. A novelist has to go the full nine, even if it kills him.

Religion is like an ice cold whiskey on a hot day.

What difference does it make if you live in a picturesque little outhouse surrounded by 300 feeble minded goats and your faithful dog? The question is: Can you write?