In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that.
Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.
If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn't be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds.
I'm not as hopeful as I was when I was young
Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing
I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans