When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

In stating as fully as I could how things really were, it was often very difficult and I wrote awkwardly and the awkwardness is what they called my style. All mistakes and awkwardness are easy to see, and they called it style.

I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist.

Religion is the opium of the poor.

Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.

Time is the least thing we have.

As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.