Well, They Each Seem To Do One

The Writer Has Little Control Over Personal Temperament, None Over Historical Moment, And Is Only Partly In Charge Of His Or Her Own Aesthetic.

To Be Stupid, And Selfish, And To Have Good Health Are The Three Requirements For Happiness.

When I Was Still Quite Young I Had A Complete Presentiment Of Life. It Was Like The Nauseating Smell Of Cooking Escaping From A Ventilator: You Don't Have To Have Eaten It To Know That It Would Make You Throw Up.

Books Are Where Things Are Explained To You; Life Is Where Things Aren't.

When You Read A Great Book, You Don't Escape From Life, You Plunge Deeper Into It.