It Was Beautiful And Simple, As Truly

I Wanted To Paint A Picture Some Day That People Would Stand Before And Forget That It Was Made Of Paint. I Wanted It To Creep Into Them Like A Bar Of Music And Mushroom There Like A Soft Bullet.

Each Of Us, When Our Day's Work Is Done, Must Seek Our Ideal, Whether It Be Love Or Pinochle Or Lobster à La Newburg, Or The Sweet Silence Of The Musty Bookshelves.

Men To Whom Life Had Appeared As A Reversible Coat - Seamy On Both Sides.

There Is A Saying That No Man Has Tasted The Full Flavor Of Life Until He Has Known Poverty, Love, And War.

I'll Give You The Sole Secret Of Short-story Writing, And Here It Is: Rule 1. Write Stories That Please Yourself. There Is No Rule 2. The Technical Points You Can Get From Bliss Perry. If You Can't Write A Story That Pleases Yourself, You Will Never Please The Public. But In Writing The Story Forget The Public.