In The Long Run, A Short Cut

Real Writers-that Is, Capital W Writers-rarely Make Much Money. Their Biggest Reward Is The Occasional Reader's Response.... Commentators-in-print Voicing Big Fat Opinions-you Might Call Us Small W Writers-get Considerably More Feedback Than Writers. The Letters I Personally Find Most Flattering Are Not The Very Rare Ones That Speak Well Of My Editorials, But The Occasional Reader Who Wants To Know Who Writes Them. I Always Happily Assume The Letter-writers Is Implying That The Editorials Are So Good That I Couldn't Have Written Them Myself.

More Often Than Not, Things And People Are As They Appear.

The Palm Is A Joint For Sadists To Entertain Masochists.

After 40, One's Face Begins To Tell More Than One's Tongue.

Clout Is Something Some Seem To Have-until They Try Exercising It.