Malcolm Cowley

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.