If It Sounds Good As You Say

I Don't Believe In Reincarnation. That's A Cop-out. . . . I Anticipate Death Will Be A Totally Unconscious Void In Which You Float Through Eternity With No Particular Consciousness Of Anything.

I Don't Have Close Relationships With Agents. They're Friends, But They're Not Confidants.

I Was Deeply Interested In Conveying What Is A Deeply Felt Conviction Of My Own. This Is Simply To Suggest That Human Beings Must Involve Themselves In The Anguish Of Other Human Beings. This, I Submit To You, Is Not A Political Thesis At All. It Is Simply An Expression Of What I Would Hope Might Be Ultimately A Simple Humanity For Humanity's Sake.

There Are Millions Of Ways To Not Be Writing. You Say You're Not In The Mood, You'll Pick It Up Tomorrow.

The Most Important Thing About The First Sale Is For The Very First Time In Your Life Something Written Has Value And Proven Value Because Somebody Has Given You Money For The Words That You've Written, And That's Terribly Important, It's A Tremendous Boon To The Ego, To Your Sense Of Self-reliance, To Your Feeling About Your Own Talent.