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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.

It Is A Damned Sight Easier To Start Wars Than To End Them. This Truth Has Been Stated For As Long And As Often As It Has Been Ignored. High Time And Thank God, We Are At Least Moving Toward De-escalation In Vietnam. The Road To Extrication Will Be Long, Painful, Bitter. But It Must Be Trod. We Are So Bogged Down In Vietnam That We Cannot Respond Effectively Anywhere Else In The World To A Military Power Play Except Through Atomic Bombardment.

To Live Your Life In The Fear Of Losing It Is To Lose The Point Of Life.

Drinking More Often Brings Out The Best In The Good Than The Worst In The Bad.

As You Get Older There Shouldn't Be Anything You Won't Try. The Payoff Is That You Open Up Whole New Avenues That Are Fun. It's A Misinterpretation Of Life To Live It Only In Preparation For The Next One. To Subordinate The One You've Got To An Indefinite Next Round Is Foolish. It's A Waste Of This Life Not To Live This Life. What's Next Is Anybody's Guess.