Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.

More always means worse.

When starting to think about any novel, part of the motive is: I'm going to show them, this time.

Whatever part drink may play in the writer's life, it must play none in his or her work.

How wrong people always were when they said: 'It's better to know the worst than go on not knowing either way.' No; they had it exactly the wrong way round. Tell me the truth, doctor, I'd sooner know. But only if the truth is what I want to hear.

Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.

If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.