I am annoyed to find myself continually described by people whom I have never set eyes on as bad-tempered.

After all, damn it, what does being in love mean if you can't trust a person.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.

For in that city [New York] there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.

I do not believe the expenditure of $2.50 for a book entitles the purchaser to the personal friendship of the author.

... To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom.