“If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.”
“People change and forget to tell each other.”
“I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.”
“I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself.”
“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.”
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.”