Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it.
The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle.
America is a willingness of the heart.
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
I suppose books mean more than people to me anyway
A new generation dedicated more than the last to the fear of poverty and the worship of success; grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken...