There is nothing like the bootless solitude of those who are caged together.

I hate solitude but I am afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself and to turn it into a dialogue would be equivalent to self-destruction. The company I need is the company which a pub or a cafe will provide. I have never wanted a communion of souls.

There is no beyond, there is only here, the infinitely small, infinitely great and utterly demanding present.

Good writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect.

Perhaps misguided moral passion is better than confused indifference.

Actors are cave dwellers in a rich darkness which they love and hate.

Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.