I'd Always Liked To Write, But I

I'd Always Liked To Write, But I Never Wanted To Be A Writer, Because It Seemed A Sissy Occupation. It Is. To This Day, I Find It Terribly Easy. And So, Rather Than Trying To Hunt Up A Text, I Just Wrote One.

The Old Saw About Old Dogs And New Tricks Only Applies To Certain People.

My Parents Believe In The Principle Of ‘sink Or Swim,’ Or ‘what Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger ― Or It Kills You.” From “the Education Of Robert Nifkin

I Imagine A Child. That Child Is Me. I Can Reconstruct And Vividly Remember Portions Of My Own Childhood. I Can See, Taste, Smell, Feel, And Hear Them. Then What I Do Is, Not Write About That Kid Or About His World, But Start To Think Of A Book That Would Have Pleased Him.

I Went To College, But I Learned To Write By Reading - And Writing.