He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.

Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.

Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.

Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert -and then make it brief.

Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application.

A book is never finished; it's abandoned.

Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.