I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.

Dreiser... I love... and almost wouldn't speak to anyone who ever attacked him.

When you have examined all the illusions of life and know that there isn't any reality, but you nevertheless go on, then you are a mature human being. You accept the idea that it is all mask and illusion and that people are in disguise. You see the crumbl

I would say my theme has always been paradise lost, always the lost cause, the lost leader, the lost utopia.

Don't blindly follow any leader.

If there is no certain reality, the idea of following a leader must be scrutinized.

Every heart is the other heart. Every soul is the other soul. Every face is the other face. The individual is the one illusion.