There is no shame — having a dirty face — the shame comes when you keep it dirty.

The average personality re-shapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul-desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change.

I’ve tried that. I’ve tried aspirin, too. Rusty thinks I should smoke marijuana, and I did for a while, but it only makes me giggle. What I’ve found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany’s. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits, and that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets. If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany’s, then I’d buy some furniture and give the cat a name.

I've never been a teacher in my life.

I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule and someday I'll try to get around to it.

I also write the last paragraph or page of a story first. That way I always know what I'm working towards.

That's not writing, that's typing