It is conceivable at least that a late generation, such as we presumably are, has particular need of the sketch, in order not to be strangled to death by inherited conceptions which preclude new births.... The sketch has direction, but no ending; the sketch as reflection of a view of life that is no longer conclusive, or is not yet conclusive.

Every uniform corrupts one's character.

When we travel, we are like a film at the moment of exposure; it is memory that will develop it.

The difference between an author and a horse is that the horse doesn't understand the horse dealer's language.

The older you get the simpler you want to make it.

All that remains is the mad desire for present identity through a woman.

I feel fairly certain that my hatred harms me more than the people whom I hate.