The Novel As We Knew

War Has Become An Affair Of Machines...and Soldiers Are Little More Than Clever Mechanics.

I Don't Think It's Possible To Write A Good Novel Around A Negative Personality.

Loyalty, Signor Molteni, Not Love. Penelope Is Loyal To Ulysses But We Do Not Know How Far She Loved Him...and As You Know People Can Sometimes Be Absolutely Loyal Without Loving. In Certain Cases, In Fact, Loyalty Is Form Of Vengeance, Of Black-mail, Of Recovering One's Self-respect. Loyalty, Not Love.

Good Writers Are Monotonous, Like Good Composers. They Keep Trying To Perfect The One Problem They Were Born To Understand.

And We All Know Love Is A Glass Which Makes Even A Monster Appear Fascinating.