Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

If a writer stops observing, he is finished.

All stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you. Especially do all stories of monogamy end in death, and your man who is monogamous while he often lives most happily, dies in the most lonely fashion.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

where a man feels at home, outside of where he’s born, is where he’s meant to go.

Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works.

It is silly not to hope, besides I believe it is a sin." The Old Man and the Sea