It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.
“Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort.”
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”