She Had Always Been Too Wise To

The Boundary Between Civilization And Barbarism Is Difficult To Draw: Put One Ring In Your Nose And You Are A Savage, Put Two Rings In Your Ears And You Are Civilized.

At Heart A Truly Modest Man, He Had Nevertheless The Modest Man's Pride In His Modesty In The Face Of Achievement.

No Writer, I Believe, Should Attempt A Novel Before He Is Thirty, And Not Then Unless He Has Been Hopelessly And Helplessly Involved In Life. For The Writer Who Goes Out To Find Material For A Novel, As A Fishermen Goes Out To Sea To Fish, Will Certainly Not Write A Good Novel. Life Has To Be Lived Thoughtlessly, Unconsciously, At Full Tilt And For No Purpose Except Its Own Sake Before It Becomes, Eventually, Good Material For A Novel.

Life Is Stronger Than Death.

The Proper Place To Eat Lobster ... Is In A Lobster Shack As Close To The Sea As Possible. There Is No Menu Card Because There Is Nothing Else To Eat Except Boiled Lobster With Melted Butter.