The Really Great Novel Tends

Writing Is A Difficult Trade Which Must Be Learned Slowly By Reading Great Authors; By Trying At The Outset To Imitate Them; By Daring Then To Be Original; By Destroying One's First Productions.

A Man Cannot Free Himself From The Past More Easily Than He Can From His Own Body.

In Literature As In Love, We Are Astonished At What Is Chosen By Others.

The Reputation Of A Don Juan Gives To A Man The Most Dangerous Power. Wise Virgins Resist It, But Foolish Virgins Frequently Yield To The Desire To Take A Celebrated Lover From A Rival - Even From A Friend. This Emotion Is A Complex One, Mad Up Of Vanity, Respect For Another Woman's Taste, And The Need To Establish Self-assurance By Winning A Difficult Victory. Don Juan Chose His First Mistresses; Later He Was Chosen.

The Art Of Reading Is In Great Part That Of Acquiring A Better Understanding Of Life From One's Encounter With It In A Book.