[a Writer] Should Try Not To Be

What's The Matter With This Country Is The Matter With The Lot Of Us Individually - Our Sense Of Personality Is A Sense Of Outrage.

The Short Story Is At An Advantage Over The Novel, And Can Claim Its Nearer Kinship To Poetry, Because It Must Be More Concentrated, Can Be More Visionary, And Is Not Weighed Down (as The Novel Is Bound To Be) By Facts, Explanation, Or Analysis. I Do Not Mean To Say That The Short Story Is By Any Means Exempt From The Laws Of Narrative: It Must Observe Them, But On Its Own Terms.

Nobody Can Be Kinder Than The Narcissist While You React To Life In His Own Terms.

Autumn Arrives In The Early Morning.

Curiosity In Rome Is A Form Of Courtesy.