A personality is our way of being for others. We hope that others will meet us half way or more, gratify our needs, be our audience, soothe our fears.

But I cannot forgive those who did not care about more than their own glory or well-being. They thought they were civilized. They were despicable. Damn them all.

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead.

Volume depends precisely on the writer's having been able to sit in a room every day, year after year, alone.

My urge to write is an urge not to self-expressionism but to self-transcendence. My work is both bigger and smaller than I am.

Perversity is the muse of modern literature.

As one passion begins to fail it is necessary to form another, for the whole art of going through life tolerably is to keep oneself eager about anything.