No one ever stopped when they were winning.

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.

One cat just leads to another.

I spend a hell of a lot of time killing animals and fish so I wouldn't kill myself. When a man is in rebellion against death, as I am in rebellion against death, he gets pleasure out of taking to himself one of the godlike attributes; that of giving it.

Don't you like to write letters? I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.

Never write about a place until you're away from it, because it gives you perspective. Immediately after you've seen something you can give a photographic description of it and make it accurate. That's good practice, but it isn't creative writing.

Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.