The More Precious His Gift,

If A Novelist Has Created Vivid Characters, Interesting Relationships, Settings The Reader Can Easily Imagine, And Intriguing Stories, A Screenwriter Has Loads To Work With. The Challenge Comes With Deciding What To Cut And What To Keep.

There Are But Two Types Of Men Who Desire War: Those Who Haven’t The Slightest Intention Of Fighting It Themselves, And Those Who Haven’t The Slightest Idea What It Is. … Any Man Who Has Seen The Face Of Death Knows Better Than To Seek Him Out A Second Time.

‎and When This Intoxication Has Worn Away... When Every Desire Is Fulfilled And Every Language Learned- When There Are No More Distant Cities To Explore; No Classics To Be Studied; Not Another Coin To Be Stuffed In To One's Coffers- What Then? One Can Have All The Comforts Of The World, But What Use Are They If There Is No Comfort In Them?

And I Like A Mouse Who Has Taken A Cat For Its Tutor.

I Want To Be Judged Harshly Because That Forces Me To Really Sit Down And Focus.