I say it is indispensable to look ahead of and behind oneself in the present. If there is such a thing as tradition, and I believe there is, it can only exist in the sense of the most profound movements of culture.
“I find it hard to think of myself as selling books. I don't even have a Web site. I want to sit and write, not sell.”
“You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.”