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I introduced him to two sisters--very pretty and alert girls they were. One of them ended up marrying Arthur Kober. The other one married Eric Leinsdorf, the conductor. Their name was Fraunkneck...German...lovely, beautiful girls. Bill was staying at the Great Northern Hotel. I had gotten him a room there. The older sister, Margaret, who ended up marrying Kober, called me up after we all got home, screaming and laughing. She said, “Your friend, William Saroyan, just called me up and demanded that I come down and spend the night with him.” She said, “Mr. Saroyan, I'm not that kind of girl. I'm a respectable girl.” He said, “What difference does that make? Don't tell me you're going to turn down an invitation to spend a night with William Saroyan!" Margaret concluded, “I couldn't get angry at him. He was so ridiculous.” She said, “I wouldn't dream of coming down.” He said, “You wouldn't? Then what is your sister doing?" This is Bill Saroyan.

Do you think that his success has maybe spoiled him a little bit?

I think it did, yes.

There are some authors that success spoils.

The Human Comedy, you see, was a great hit, and the play, The Time of Your Life, was a big success. And Bill was always very cocky, but now he knew everything.