There are dozens of young poets and fictioneers most of them a little insane in the tradition of James Joyce, who, however insane they may be, have refused to be genteel and traditional and dull.

Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd.

Paris is one of the largest, and certainly it is the pleasantest, of modern American cities.

There was much conversation, most of which sounded like the rest of it.

Men die, but the plutocracy is immortal; and it is necessary that fresh generations should be trained to its service.

Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods. Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type with your toes-it is just work.

We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all.