What words are there to tell how long a night can be?

...a man could scarcely make his writing a reason for living unless he believed in the validity of that writing.

Publishers are thieves, they are on the other side of the barricade.

It's very hard to write about that which is always beautiful and pleasant and good. You don't get anywhere with it. There's no friction in it. There's no trouble. You have to have trouble. Somebody's got to get in trouble, or no one wants to read it.