“You were sick, but now you are well, and there is work to be done.”

“You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do.”

“Don't blame you for trying to run away from yourself, but it can't be done—not even in a Buick.”

“Now they were regaining consciousness– were being treated to a cruel and lovely illusion.”

“You can't help it but you were born without a heart. At least you tried to believe what the people with hearts believed — so you were a good man just the same.”

“Swoopers write a story quickly, higgledy-piggledy, crinkum-crankum, any which way. Then they go over it again painstakingly, fixing everything that is just plain awful or doesn’t work. Bashers go one sentence at a time, getting it exactly right before they go on to the next one. When they’re done they’re done.”

“Contemplating a purported work of art is a social activity. Either you have a rewarding time, or you don't. You don't have to say why afterward. You don't have to say anything. ”