Some part of me knew from the first that what I wanted was not reality but myth.

Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.

The heart also knows things, and so does the imagination. Thank God. If not for heart and imagination, the world of fiction would be a pretty seedy place. It might not even exist at all.

They went in. And did not pass Go. And did notcollect two hundred dollars.They went directly to bed.

The final crushing failure. He has failed as a teacher, a writer, a husband and a father. He had even failed as a drunk.

Quand il s'agit du passé, on écrit tous de la fiction

It's April Fools, and the fool is me

Ella me coge de la mano como una mujer en un sueño. Está en un sueño y yo también. Como todos los dulces sueños, será corto..., pero es la brevedad la que hace la dulzur, ¿no es así? Sí, eso creo. Porque cuando el tiempo ha pasado, nunca lo puedes recuperar.

Di a tus amigos que soy el último de una raza agonizante. Único superviviente de un planeta moribundo. He venido a robar a todas las mujeres... a violar a todos los hombres... y a aprender cómo se baila el twist.