“The standards for horror fiction should be no less than those for 'serious literary' fiction in which originality of concept, depth of characters, and attentiveness to language are vitally important.”

“Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely second-rate fiction; for the truth of life is its mystery.”

“Language is the instrument in all cases and can language be trusted?If it were not for language, could we lie?”

“Critics sometimes appear to be addressing themselves to works other than those I remember writing.”

“We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language.”

“Because we are linked by blood and blood is memory without language.”

“The denial of language is a suicidal one and we pay for it with our own lives.”