“To rehearse imaginary conversations on paper is called literature. To do so out loud is called madness.”
“If you need to find out the kindling point of paper (451° F), don’t call an academic, call the fire department.”
“Those who do not have imaginary conversations do not love. ”
“They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.”
“she called it a paper town. Like, you know, everything so fake and flimsy.”
“We write from life and call it literature, and literature lives because we are in it.”