You Can't Be Afraid To Do Good

It's Impossible To Conquer All Fear And Loss By Preparation. There Are Always Sources Of Desolation That Aren't Taken Into Account Because No One Knows What They Will Be.

The Creative Act Is Not Pure. History Evidences It. Ideology Demands It. Society Exacts It.

All Worthwhile Writing... Comes From An Individual Vision, Privately Pursued.

The Tension Between Standing Apart, And Being Fully Involved; That Is What Makes A Writer.

Can You Imagine A Writer In England Influencing? Absolutely Not. And In France? It Used To Be, But No More-absolutely Not. France Used To, At Least, Have Writers As Diplomats, But Not Any More.