Writing Novels Preserves You In A State

For Once A Thing Is Known, It Can Never Be Unknown. It Can Only Be Forgotten.

There Are Moments When You Feel Free, Moments When You Have Energy, Moments When You Have Hope, But You Can't Rely On Any Of These Things To See You Through. Circumstances Do That.

Death Is Only A Small Interruption.

A Man Can Go From Being A Lover To Being A Stranger In Three Moves Flat But A Woman Under The Guise Of Friendship Will Engage In Acts Of Duplicity Which Come To Light Very Much Later. There Are Different Species Of Self-justification.

Existentialism Is About Being A Saint Without God; Being Your Own Hero, Without All The Sanction And Support Of Religion Or Society.