There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.

“It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poor, for ev…”

“...free will does not mean one will, but many wills conflicting in one man. Fre…”

“Only if we are secure in our beliefs can we see the comical side of the univers…”

“In the greatest fiction, the writer's moral sense coincides with his dramatic s…”