[T]he army of wrongness rampant in the world might as well march over me.

It's redundant to die in Los Angeles.

Those fellows, they're always crying over killers. Never a thought for the victims.

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

Most of life is so dull it is not worth discussing, and it is dull at all ages. When we change our brand of cigarette, move to a new neighborhood, subscribe to a different newspaper, fall in and out of love, we are protesting in ways both frivolous and deep against the not to be diluted dullness of day-to-day living.

Good writing is rewriting.

The good thing about masturbation is that you don't have to get dressed up for it.