Restraint Equals Indulgence

The Longer You Live, The More Likely You Are To Have Something To Say.

It Is Harrowing For Me To Try To Teach 20-year-old Students, Who Earnestly Want To Improve Their Writing. The Best I Can Think To Tell Them Is: Quit Smoking, And Observe Posted Speed Limits. This Will Improve Your Odds Of Getting Old Enough To Be Wise.

It's The Thing You Fear Most That Walks Beside You All The Time.

Beginning A Novel Is Always Hard. It Feels Like Going Nowhere. I Always Have To Write At Least 100 Pages That Go Into The Trashcan Before It Finally Begins To Work. It's Discouraging, But Necessary To Write Those Pages. I Try To Consider Them Pages -100 To Zero Of The Novel.

That's How It Is: Some People Are Content To Wait Till You Ask, While Others Jump Right In With The Whole Story.