Do not turn the superior eye of critical passivity upon these efforts .... We must not be ambitious. We cannot aspire to masterpieces. We may content ourselves with a joy ride in a paint-box.
Writing a book is an adventure.
I'm so bored with it all.
Painting a picture is like trying to fight a battle.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
For the first time I heard shots fired in anger, heard bullets strike flesh or whistle through the air.