I’m currently, after years of delay, reading Selected Letters of William Styron, and as imagined, it’s a gem. His letters brim with insight, wisdom, wit, and very often frustration—many written with such eloquence that I can’t help but feel jealous. At some point in the not-too-distant future I’ll hopefully delve deeper and write properly about this book, but in the meantime here are just a few excerpts from some of the many pages I’ve bookmarked so far.