A biography for Alfred Kazinhasn’t been written yet.
“The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax.”
“If we practiced medicine like we practice education, we'd look for the liver on the right side and left side in alternate years.”
“One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.”
“When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.”