All Artists As A Type Seem To

I'd Rather Get A Brain Tumor Than Go Back To Teaching.

As An English Major I Was Familiar With The Stories Of Dozens Of Writers Trying To Get Their Work Done Among The Multifarious Diversions Of The World And The Hurdles Of Their Own Vices. A Professor Had Said That What Saved Writers Is That They, Like Politicians, Had The Illusion Of Destiny That Allowed Them To Overcome Obstacles No Matter How Nominal Their Work.

I Write Novellas Because I Don't Like Loose Sprawling Prose.

Being A Writer Requires An Intoxication With Language.

I Thought, Frankly, That It Would Be More Pleasant To Write A Memoir Than It Was.