Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying act.
Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.
He tried to drown his troubles but they knew how to swim.
In sports, as in love, one can never pretend.
If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
I don't want to die. I think death is a greatly overrated experience.