I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension.

The way you write affects what you say.

Writing can wreck your body. You sit there on the chair hour after hour and sweat your guts out to get a few words.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

There is probably no heterosexual alive who is not preoccupied with his latent homosexuality.

We love those who can lead us to a place we will never reach without them.

The condition that is most disagreeable in your life becomes the most useful one. You know, I feel the same way about the U.S. Army. It was absolutely the worst experience of my life, and it was probably the single most valuable experience.