“Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as easily killed off.”
“It’s not the word made flesh we want in writing, in poetry and fiction, but the flesh made word”
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”
“Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too easily.”
“Love is easily killed.”