We had the great good fortune and shortcomings of character that marked every generation that had never seen war..

I've always thought things were absurd. It would take a lot more effort for me to see things as reasonable..

You think I alienate myself from society? Of course I alienate myself from society. It’s the only way I know of not being constantly reminded of all ….

Being serious is serious business in fiction. It's commercial or hoi polloi in fiction to be funny. It's too accessible to the great unwashed..