A daydreamer is prepared for most things.

Writers and artists never pay attention to advice given by their elders, quite rightly. The only worthwhile advice is the most general: Keep trying, don't give up, don't be discouraged, don't pay attention to detractors. Everyone knows this.

Writing is a solitary occupation, and one of its hazards is loneliness. But an advantage of loneliness is privacy, autonomy and freedom.

The despairing soul is a rebel.

Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.

Like all virtuous people he imagines he must speak the truth.

A diverse and lively collection, the highest art of the interview.