Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don't get it.

If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point.

Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty.

Don't you think people often say other people are tough when they do not know how to cheat them?

No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about earthquakes.

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