“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.”

“Ecrire, c'est une façon de parler sans être interrompu.(Writing, it's a way of speaking without being interrupted.)”

“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”

“The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.”

“If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.”

“The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.”

“The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.”