I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it
In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75
Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life
If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.
I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.