I Try, And I Think I Succeed,

I Think About Death Every Day - What It Would Be Like, Why It Would Happen To Me. It Would Be Humiliating To Be Afraid.

I Get A Lot Of Letters From People. They Say "i Want To Be A Writer. What Should I Do?" I Tell Them To Stop Writing To Me And To Get On With It.

They Say You Cannot Make A Noise To Annoy Yourself.

Some Say Life Is The Thing, But I Prefer Reading.

The Knives Of Jealousy Are Honed On Details.