We no more forget the faces of our enemies than of those we love.
To be a classic, a novel should be original.
Maybe being married is talking to oneself with one's other self listening.
The worst has happened ... it's rather liberating.
there must be a routine to life, a framework to hang life on. Routines were what kept you sane, gave you something to do at this moment and at that, definite places to go, positive things to do. Abandon it and that way madness lies.
I get a lot of letters from people. They say "I want to be a writer. What should I do?" I tell them to stop writing to me and to get on with it.