Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat.

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.

I remember when I was younger, there was a well-known writer who used to dart down the back way whenever saw me coming. I suppose he was in love with me and wasn't quite sure of himself. Well, c'est la vie!

And who are the greater criminals-those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them and use them?

The happiest miser on earth is the man who saves up every friend he can make.

Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat.