Human lives seldom conform to the conventions of fiction. Chekhov says that it is in the beginnings and endings of stories that we are most tempted to lie. I know what he means, and I agree.

I consider the integrity of the material to be of greater value than any message I might want to get across.

Youth hasn't got anything to do with chronological age. It's times of hope and happiness.

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers.

It's easier to die than to move ... at least for the Other Side you don't need trunks.

Any life will provide the material for writing, if it is attended to.

Water is the true wealth in a dry land.