I'm Not Going To Write For Posterity.

The Line Of Dialogue Belongs To The Character; The Verb Is The Writer Sticking His Nose In.

I Started Out Of Course With Hemingway When I Learned How To Write. Until I Realized Hemingway Doesn't Have A Sense Of Humor. He Never Has Anything Funny In His Stories.

I Want The Reader To Know What's Going On. So There's Never A Mystery In My Books.

What Do You Tell A Man With Two Black Eyes? Nothing, He's Already Been Told Twice.

Everyone Has His Own Sound. I'm Not Going To Presume How To Tell Anybody How To Write.