The only decent bone in her body was mine.

For a poet he threw a very accurate milk bottle.

As in no other form of lute or combat, the conditions are such; the winner takes nothing, neither his ease, nor his pleasure, nor any notion of glory, nor if he wins far enough, will he find anything within himself.

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

The fun of talk is to explore, but much of it and all that is irresponsible should not be written. Once written you have to stand by it. You may have said it to see whether you believed it or not.

The writer's job is to tell the truth.

I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking a beer.