I Don't Think That The Writer Is

My Views Naturally Have Mellowed. Most Of The Critics Have Been More Or Less Nice To Me

Every Novelist Has A Different Purpose-and Often Several Purposes Which Might Even Be Contradictory.

I Don't Think That The Writer Is Regarded As A Freak By Americans

People Who Light Up Like Roman Candles Come Down In The Dark Very Quickly.

You Must Avoid Giving Hostages To Fortune, Like Getting An Expensive Wife, An Expensive House, And A Style Of Living That Never Lets You Aford The Time To Take The Chance To Write What You Wish.