More from William Saroyan

  1. I had in my soul the greatest truths to tell, but when I came to the work of telling them I couldn't do it.
  2. A man cannot write a poem or a story that will transform the whole nature of man, his reality and his truth, making them greater and nobler.
  3. Illness is essentially discomfort, and it is not easy for anybody to be comfortable all the time... in his body, in his work, in his house,…
  4. The streets made me, and the streets stink, but I love them, for I was born in them out of flesh and I was born in them out of spirit.
  5. Illness must be considered to be as natural as health.
  6. I loved the theaters, and even though I was hungry, I never spent money for food.
  7. My illness is life itself.
  8. The world was my home and I was glad to be in it.

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