People are quite frequently eccentric.

Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect.

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win.

'Ape House' is an ambitious novel in several ways, for which it is to be admired, and it is certainly an easy read, but because Gruen is not quite prepared for the philosophical implications of her subject, it is not as deeply involving emotionally or as interesting thematically as it could be.

Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.