Pride is a fool's fortress

The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.

Anyone who goes into writing has to find out somewhere along the line, he's either naive or insane.

I was a terrible English student.

To me, a writer is one of the most important soldiers in the fight for survival of the human race. He must stay at his post in the thick of fire to serve the cause of mankind.

You can lie to your wife or your boss, but you cannot lie to your typewriter. Sooner or later you must reveal your true self in your pages.

I essentially write for myself.