I had done battle with a great fear and the victory was mine.

Life is strong stuff, some of us can bear more of it than others.

But to make the intangible tangible, to pick the emotion out of the air and make it true for others, is both the blessing and the curse of the writer, for the thing between book covers is never as beautiful as the thing he imagined.

Here in Florida the seasons move in and out like nuns in soft clothing, making no rustle in their passing.

A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.

the inferred is always more effective than the obvious.

it is my conviction that the personality of the writer has nothing to do with the literate product of his mind. And publicity in this case embarrasses me because I am acutely conscious of how far short the book falls of the artistry I am struggling to achieve. It's like being caught half-dressed.