The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.
I couldn't be sufficiently interested in human beings to be a writer if I had contempt for human beings.
A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.
My answer is: Recognize yourself in others
it's impossible to conquer all fear and loss by preparation. There are always sources of desolation that aren't taken into account because no one knows what they will be.
in writing, sex doesn't matter; it's the writing that matters.