At The Height Of The Mccarthy Period,

I Haven't Stuck To Any Formula. Most Great Writers Stick To The Same Style, But I Wanted To Be More Various

If You're Young Enough, Any Kind Of Writing You Do For A Short Period Of Time Is A Marvelous Apprenticeship.

I Look At Everything. God Gave Me Eyes And I Look At Women And Men And Subway Excavations And Moving Pictures And The Little Flowers Of The Field. I Casually Inspect The Universe.

In Europe, A Writer Is Supposed To Improve Up Until He's About 75

The Romantic Idea Is That Everybody Around A Writer Must Suffer For His Talent. I Think A Writer Is A Citizen Of Humanity, Part Of His Nation, Part Of His Family. He May Have To Make Some Compromises.