Self-pity Is Essentially Humorless, Devoid Of That

Literature Illuminates Life Only For Those To Whom Books Are A Necessity.

People Think That Because A Novel's Invented, It Isn't True. Exactly The Reverse Is The Case. Biography And Memoirs Can Never Be Wholly True, Since They Cannot Include Every Conceivable Circumstance Of What Happened. The Novel Can Do That.

Self-pity Is Essentially Humorless, Devoid Of That Lightness Of Touch Which Gives Understanding Of Life.

Writing Is A Combination Of Intangible Creative Fantasy And Appallingly Hard Work.

Few Persons Who Have Ever Sat For A Portrait Can Have Felt Anything But Inferior While The Process Is Going On.