“Good anecdote--bad reality.”
“Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.”
“Stupid dreams. Even the good ones are bad, because they remind you how poorly reality measures up.”
“What keeps me interested--and it always does--is how can she be a bad actress on film but a good one in reality?”
“Your last letter made me laugh so much, Em, but you should still get out of there because while it's good for gags it's definitely bad for your soul. You can't throw years of your life away because it makes a funny anecdote.”
“Good" and "bad" describe the subjective feelings we have toward semothing; the words "true" or "false" deal with reality, regardless of our feelings.”