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When Friends Stop Being Frank And Useful To Each Other, The Whole World Loses Some Of Its Radiance.

Chic Is A Convent For Unloved Women.

Two People Making Love, She Once Said, Are Like One Drowned Person Resuscitating The Other.

For Years They Have Been Using The Role Of 'sex Object' As A Cover While They Spied Out The Land.

To Choose A Writer For A Friend Is Like Palling Around With Your Cardiologist, Who Might Be Musing As You Talk To Him That You Are A Sinking Man. A Writer's Love For Another Writer Is Never Quite Free Of Malice. He May Enjoy Discussing Your Failures Even More Than You Do. He Probably Sees You As Tragic, Like His Characters - Or Unworthy Of Tragedy, Which Is Worse.