A writer should always have some profession which brings him into close contact with the reality's of life.

patience is an integral part of talent.

A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace.

I've been in New York only a few days and I have learned only two words of your language: one is Swell, and the other is Lousy. ... 'It's swell to be with you and excuse, please, my lousy English!

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

A writer should always have some profession which brings him into close contact with the reality's of life.

He who does not move with the times is a dead man