We Are Never Prepared For What We

If I Were A Young Man, I Would Not Hesitate At Writing Anything To Get Into Print, Except Pornography.

I Do Believe That Everyone Growing Up Faces Differential Opportunities. With Me, It Was Books And Travel And Some Good Teachers.

A Writer Can Make A Fortune In America, But He Can't Make A Living.

Although Most Of Us Know Vincent Van Gogh In Arles And Paul Gauguin In Tahiti As If They Were Neighbors -- Somewhat Disreputable But Endlessly Fascinating -- None Of Us Can Name Two French Generals Or Department Store Owners Of That Period. I Take Enormous Pride In Considering Myself An Artist, One Of The Necessaries.

In Six Pages, I Can't Even Say "hello.