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I missed a whole cycle of childhood, but I've never used it as a device for self-pity.

A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear.

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I know the world of opera so intimately: historical sweep, sharply defined characters, not too rational an explanation of what's going on. It's a feast.

Honest to God, I do all the research on these books myself.

If there was a turning point for me, it was 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri.' It is a very fine short novel. But it gave me very little satisfaction. Really. I decided I wasn't going to go down that avenue.

Whenever I start a book, I swear it's going to be a short one. But then it's, 'Who was his grandfather? And how did he get there in the first place? And what kind of animals is he chasing?'

I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

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