I admire writers who can make complicated things simple, but my own talent has been to make simple things complicated.
not every boy thrown to the wolves becomes a hero.
All men are loyal, but their objects of allegiance are at best approximate.
In art as in lovemaking, heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill, but what you want is passionate virtuosity.
It's easier and sociabler to talk technique than it is to make art.
Choosing is existence. To the extent that you don't choose, you don't exist.