All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible people.
“In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.”
“He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.”