“It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people.”

“On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy.... No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.”

“Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”

“Most people believe almost anything they see in print.”

“[Writers] should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.”

“Analyzing humor is like disecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.”

“Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.”