The Writer Works In A Lonely Way.

People Who Light Up Like Roman Candles Come Down In The Dark Very Quickly.

When I Started Out In The Early 1930s, There Were A Great Many Magazines That Published Short Stories. Unfortunately, The Short-story Market Has Dwindled To Almost Nothing.

If You're Young Enough, Any Kind Of Writing You Do For A Short Period Of Time Is A Marvelous Apprenticeship.

I'm Not As Hopeful As I Was When I Was Young

I Look At Everything. God Gave Me Eyes And I Look At Women And Men And Subway Excavations And Moving Pictures And The Little Flowers Of The Field. I Casually Inspect The Universe.