And What Is 'art'? -

Writing Is The Most Solitary Of Arts.

... Such Speculation Is Like Staring Into The Hot White Sun. You Know The Sun Is There But You Can't See A Thing.

Life Is Like Boxing In Many Unsettling Respects. But Boxing Is Only Like Boxing.

Criticism Is, For Me, Like Essay Writing, A Wonderful Way Of Relaxation; It Doesn't Require A Heightened And Mediated Voice, Like Prose Fiction, But Rather A Calm, Rational, Even Conversational Voice.

The Novel Is The Affliction For Which Only The Novel Is The Cure.