People parted, years passed, they met again- and the meeting proved no reunion, offered no warm memories, only the acid knowledge that time had passed and things weren't as bright or attractive as they had been.

I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature…literature should be left to essayists.

The 60s will be remembered for The Beatles, Andy Warhol and Me!

When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.

A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.

I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.

I've got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy!