I Like People Who Refuse To Speak

Nothing You Write, If You Hope To Be Good, Will Ever Come Out As You First Hoped.

If Someone Had Told Me, Don't Say Anything About Lillian Hellman Because She'll Sue You, It Wouldn't Have Stopped Me. It Might Have Spurred Me On.

We Will Not Think Noble Because We Are Not Noble. We Will Not Live In Beautiful Harmony Because There Is No Such Thing In This World, Nor Should There Be. We Promise Only To Do Our Best And To Live Out Our Lives. Dear God, That's All We Can Promise In Truth.

If I Had To Give Young Writers Advice, I Would Say Don't Listen To Writers Talking About Writing Or Themselves.

You Do Too Much. Go And Do Nothing For A While. Nothing.