A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.

The dead are dead but they rely on us to fulfill their hopes.

We are never prepared for what we expect.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

I think young people ought to seek the experience that is going to knock them off center.

No man leaves where he is and seeks a distant place unless he is in some respect a failure.

A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.