[on Paris:] A City Never Entirely Known,

You Don't Find Love, It Finds You. It's Got A Little Bit To Do With Destiny, Fate, And What's Written In The Stars.

The Important Task Of Literature Is To Free Man, Not To Censor Him, And That Is Why Puritanism Was The Most Destructive And Evil Force Which Ever Oppressed People And Their Literature: It Created Hypocrisy, Perversion, Fears, Sterility.

Jazz Is The Expression Of America's Romantic Self, Its Sensual Potency, Its Lyrical Force.

Compassion For Our Parents Is The True Sign Of Maturity.

And The Day Came When The Risk To Remain Tight In A Bud Was More Painful Than The Risk It Took To Blossom.