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.

The writer works in a lonely way.

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

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

I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it.

A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever