To choose what is difficult all one's days, as if it were easy, that is faith

The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid.

Into this neutral air Where blind skyscrapers use Their full height to proclaim The strength of Collective Man, Each language pours its vain Competitive excuse.

Human beings are, necessarily, actors who...can be divided...into the sane who know they are acting and the mad who do not.

Drama is based on the Mistake.

It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

In a game, just losing is almost as satisfying as just winning... In life the loser's score is always zero.