Good Writers Define Reality; Bad

Art Should Never Try To Be Popular.

The Responsibility Of The Writer Is To Be A Sort Of Demonic Social Critic -- To Present The World And People In It As He Sees It And Say, "do You Like It? If You Don't Like It, Change It.

Every Monster Was A Man First.

The Ultimate Judgment Of A Work Of Art, Whether It Be A Masterpiece Or A Lesser Event, Must Be Solely In Terms Of Its Artistic Success And Not On Freudian Guesswork.

I Said I Was Impressed, Martha. I'm Beside Myself With Jealousy. What Do You Want Me To Do, Throw Up?