I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent than we.

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.

Always seek the general and never quite trust it.

For me writing is foremost a mode of thinking and when it works well, an act of discovery