Well, men go to musicals. Women are the ones that buy the tickets for plays.

Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.

An artist is his own fault.

Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

I can get very depressed by a review that is unfair, unreasonable, and totally destructive.

Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.