Once you've put one of his [Henry James] books down, you simply can't pick it up again.

Getting your first review is like getting your teeth whitened. You hope it doesn’t hurt as much as they say on the internet and you also hope it will leave you with a blinding smile.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

Emperors, kings, artisians, peasens, big people---at the bottom we are all alike and all the same; all just alike on the inside, and when our clothes are off, nobody can tell which of us is which.

I have been an author for 22 years and an ass for 55

I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55.