“Writing is a manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.”

“New York is at once cosmopolitan and parochial, a compendium of sentimental certainties. It is in fact the most sentimental of the world's great cities - in its self-congratulation a kind of San Francisco of the East”

“Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still real in memory as they were in flesh. Loving and beloved forever...”

“I always wonder why condescending snarkiness is the chosen method of communication for so many forum users. It seems to me like these things would be much better expressed in non-confrontational, polite manner.”

“Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.”

“We'd understood from high school on that it was Lew's job to make good grades, find a high-paying career, buy a two-story house in the suburbs, and generally become Dad. It was my job to fuck up. Occasionally this annoyed me, but most of the time I was comfortable with the division of labor. Lew's job was nearly impossible, and mine came naturally.”

“My job is to protect you, Lady Glinda even if you are loosing your mind.”