In view of the fact that I surround myself with numbskulls now, I shall die among numbskulls, and on my deathbed shall be surrounded by numbskulls who will not understand what I am saying ... Whom am I sleeping with these days ? Franz Kafka.

The justice I have received, I shall give back.

Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing.

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.

Life is a long failure of understanding ... a long, mistaken shutting of the heart.

That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches