“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.
Things impolitic and dangerous: praise for Greek ideals, supernatural magic, visits to pagan temples. Enthusiasm for the ancient gods
Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.