“I had to be successful, and I had to be succeful early. I was a very special person, and I had to have a very special life. I was not meant to live in an office or something, although I would have been successful at whatever I did. But I always knew that I wanted to be a writer, and that I wanted to be rich and famous. His New York Times obit: "He failed to join the ranks of the truly great American writers because he squandered his time, talent, and health on the pursuit of celebrity, riches, and pleasure. ”
