I've Written All That I've Wanted To

The Tools Of Conquest Do Not Necessarily Come With Bombs And Explosions And Fallout. There Are Weapons That Are Simply Thoughts, Attitudes, Prejudices . . . . And The Pity Of It Is That These Things Cannot Be Confined To The Twilight Zone.

There's A Marvelous And Unique Man Named Frank Gilroy. He's The Only Writer I Know Who Absolutely, Pointedly Refuses To Do Any Changes That He Doesn't Feel Are Absolutely Essential And Totally In Keeping With His Own View And Perspective. But Not Too Many Writers Are That Independent And That Strong-willed.

You Can Become Much More Independent, Much More Courageous With A Bank Account. And Also, Much More Independent And Self-reliant When You Know You Have Money Behind You.

I'd Rather Go Along With This Sense Of Illusion That I'm A Neutral Beast Going Along Through Life Doing Everything That's Preordained.

Writers Vary Tremendously. Was It Tom Wolfe Who Stood Up Or Was It [ernest] Hemingway Who Had To Stand Up? I Don't Know.