I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself.

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

History is made by masses of people. One man, or ten men, don't start the earthquakes and don't stop them either. Only hero worshipers and ignorant historians think they do.

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

the convictions of Hollywood and television are made of boiled money.

Maybe money is unreal for most of us, easier to give away than things we want.

Like all former thinkers, I'm writing a book.