I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal

My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me

I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it

There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.

Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing

In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that.

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.