James

“We talked, she and I. She asked about my work and it was a pretense, she was not interested in my work. And when I answered, it was a pretense. I was not interested in my work either. There was only one thing that interested us, and she knew it. She had made it plain by her coming.”
― John Fante, Ask the Dust

“Hell is—other people!”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit

“The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”
― Confucius