Good Writing Is Essentially Rewriting.

An Autobiography Is A Book A Person Writes About His Own Life And It Is Usually Full Of All Sorts Of Boring Details.

I Don't Care If A Reader Hates One Of My Stories, Just As Long As He Finishes The Book.

The Secret Of Life', He Said, 'is To Become Very Very Good At Somethin' That's Very Very 'ard To Do.

Of Course They're Real People. They're Oompa-loompas...imported Direct From Loompaland...and Oh What A Terrible Country It Is! Nothing But Thick Jungles Infested By The Most Dangerous Beasts In The World - Hornswogglers And Snozzwangers And Those Terrible Wicked Whangdoodles. A Whangdoodle Would Eat Ten Oompa-loompas For Breakfast And Come Galloping Back For A Second Helping.

What A Fortunate Fellow I Am, I Kept Telling Myself. Nobody Has Ever Had Such A Lovely Time As This!