I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

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If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship...

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.

A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it...

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...