I Should Think I'm Going To Be

My Own Experience Is That Once A Story Has Been Written, One Has To Cross Out The Beginning And The End. It Is There That We Authors Do Most Of Our Lying . . . One Must Ruthlessly Suppress Everything That Is Not Concerned With The Subject. If, In The First Chapter, You Say There Is A Gun Hanging On The Wall, You Should Make Quite Sure That It Is Going To Be Used Further On In The Story.

Don't Tell Me The Moon Is Shining; Show Me The Glint Of Light On Broken Glass.

If You Are Afraid Of Loneliness, Do Not Marry.

In One-act Pieces There Should Be Only Rubbish - That Is Their Strength.

To Live Simply To Die Is By No Means Amusing, But To Live With The Knowledge That You Will Die Before Your Time, That's Really Is Idiotic