The only way, I think, to learn to write short stories is to write them, and then try to discover what you have done.

I don’t want any of this artificial superficial feeling stimulated by the choir. Today I have proved myself a glutton—​for Scotch oatmeal cookies and erotic thought. There is nothing left to say of me.

Dogma can in no way limit a limitless God.

Poorly written novels--no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters--are not good in themselves and are therefore not really edifying.

I use the grotesque the way I do because people are deaf and dumb and need help to see and hear.

Knowing who you are is good for one generation only. You haven't the foggiest idea where you stand now or who you are

It is a sign of maturity... to find explanations in charity.