“I am in the world only for the purpose of composing.”
“I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.”
“I am of the order whose purpose is not to teach the world a lesson but to explain that school is over.”
“I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.”
“In a book of fiction the purpose is to create, for myself, the kind of world I want and to live in while I am creating it; then, as a secondary consequence, to let others enjoy this world, if, and to the extent that, they can.”
“I am a handmaiden of Death. I walk in His dark shadow and do His bidding. Serving Him is my only purpose in this life...”