He was ugly, himself. Weird-ugly. But ugliness in a man doesn't matter, much. Ugliness in a woman is her life.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

I'm very American in the sense of being an explorer. America is filled with people who are interested in exploring landscapes, either external or internal. A westward nation of explorers.

We are stimulated to emotional response, not by works that confirm our sense of the world, but by works that challenge it.

Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate.

You need so much energy and encouragement to write that if someone says something negative, some of that energy goes.

In love there are two things - bodies and words.