The writer, an old man with a white moustache, had some difficulty getting into bed.

I think the whole glory of writing lies in the fact that it forces us out of ourselves and into the lives of others.

There is a time in the life of every boy when he for the first time takes the backward view of life. Perhaps that is the moment when he crosses the line into manhood.

I know about her, although she has never crossed my path," he said softly. "I know about her struggles and her defeats. It is because of her defeats that she is to me the lovely one. Out of her defeats she has been born a new quality in woman. I have a name for it. I call it Tandy. I made up the name when I was a true dreamer and before my body became vile. It is the quality of being strong to be loved. It is something men need from women and that they do not get.

Realism, in so far as the word means reality to life, is always bad art.

It is all right you're saying you do not need other people, but there are a lot of people who need you.

A man needs a purpose for real health.