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

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I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a...

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

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

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

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

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of...

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

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

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

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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

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

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely...

I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

I am always interested in why young people become writers, and from talking with many...

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people...

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people...

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit...

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want...

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they...

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

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

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

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