it is axiomatic with most writing people that there are no such things as perfect conditions for work.
What a tragedy it was that the only thing age could offer to youth was its own experience, and that the experiences of others were never profitable.
A cat and a Bible, and nobody needs to be lonely.
Enemies are an indication of character.
The one pleasure that never palls is the pleasure of not going to church.
The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab.