Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell read more

Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously. But when you get the damned hurt, use it-don't cheat with it.

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be read more

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.