The composition is the thing seen by everyone living in the living they are doing, they are the composing of the composition that at the time they are living is the composition of the time in which they are living.

Everywhere there was somewhere and everywhere there they were men women children dogs cows wild pigs little rabbits cats lizards and animals. That is the way it was. And everybody dogs cats sheep rabbits and lizards and children all wanted to tell ... all about themselves.

Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

there is no pleasure so sweet as the pleasure of spending money but the pleasure of writing is longer. There is no denying that.

One never discusses anything with anybody who can understand one discusses things with people who cannot understand.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

An audience is pleasant if you have it, it is flattering and flattering is agreeable always, but if you have an audience the being an audience is their business, they are the audience you are the writer, let each attend to their own business.