The only two kinds of books could earn an American writer a living are cookbooks and detective novels.
A schedule broken at will becomes a mere procession of vagaries.
Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for.
Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear.
I still can't decide which is more fun - reading or writing.
I cannot agree that mountain climbing is merely one manifestation of man's spiritual aspirations. I think instead it is a hysterical paroxysm of his infantile vanity.