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.
Malcolm CowleyThe germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.
Malcolm CowleyFirst 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 CowleyAuthors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens
Malcolm Cowley