It is the fear of being as dependent as a young child, while not being loved as a child is loved, but merely being kept alive against one's will.

The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.

They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down

In matters like writing and painting, a man does what he has to do - if he has to write, why then, he writes; and if he doesn't feel the urgent need of writing, there are dozens of professions in which it is easier to earn a comfortable living.

It is the fear of being as dependent as a young child, while not being loved as a child is loved, but merely being kept alive against one's will.