I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I'm afraid it will not be controversial.

On the subject of the feminist business, I just never think...of qualities which are specifically feminine or masculine. I suppose I divide people into two classes: the Irksome and the Non-Irksome without regard to sex. Yes and there are the Medium Irksome and the Rare Irksome.

So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.

Her name was Maude and she drank whisky all day from a fruit jar under the counter.

Unadaptability is often a virtue.

When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the story is not a very good one.

You ought to be able to discover something from your stories. If you don't, probably nobody else will.