An old mans memories, like his bones, grow sharp with age and show their true shapes.

To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.

A perfect God is the creation of a conceited man

All art is bad, but modern art is the worst.

I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.

The will is never free - it is always attached to an object, a purpose. It is simply the engine in the car - it can't steer

For the essential thing about the work of art is that it is work, and very hard work too.