A Librettist Is A Mere Drudge In

The Division Between Art And Deviousness And Crime Is Sometimes As Thin As A Cigarette Paper.

If We Seek The Pleasures Of Love, Passion Should Be Occasional, And Common Sense Continual.

Secrets Are The Blood Of Life. Every Big Thing Is A Secret, Even When You Know It, Because You Never Know All Of It. If You Can Know Everything About Anything, It Is Not Worth Knowing.

Fanaticism Is Overcompensation For Doubt.

If I Had My Way Books Would Not Be Written In English But In An Exceedingly Difficult Secret Language.... This Plan Would Have The Advantage Of Scaring Off All Amateur Authors, Retired Politicians, Country Doctors...who Would Not Have The Patience To Learn The Secret Language.