First New York was a sort of provincial capital, bigger and richer than Manchester or Marseilles, but not much different in its essential spirit. Then, after the war, it became one among half a dozen world cities. Today it has the appearance of standing alone, as the center of culture in the part of the world that still tries to be civilized.
Malcolm CowleyWriting offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.
Malcolm CowleyBe kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
Malcolm CowleyAuthors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens
Malcolm Cowley