Something Has Been Said For Sobriety But

So If I Were Talking To A Young Writer, I Would Recommend The Cultivation Of Extreme Indifference To Both Praise And Blame Because Praise Will Lead You To Vanity, And Blame Will Lead You To Self-pity, And Both Are Bad For Writers.

I Can Offer You Only: This World Like A Knife

Ever To Confess You're Bored Means You Have No Inner Resources.

The Artist Is Extremely Lucky Who Is Presented With The Worst Possible Ordeal Which Will Not Actually Kill Him. At That Point, He's In Business.

This World Is Gradually Becoming A Place Where I Do Not Care To Be Any More.