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I Think Willa Cather Did A Short Story Called "paul's Case," And In It, When He Finally Commits Suicide, It Says, "he Surrendered To The Black Design Of Things." And That's What I Anticipate Death Will Be: A Totally Unconscious Void In Which You Float Through Eternity With No Particular Consciousness Of Anything. I Think Once Around Is Enough. I Don't Want To Start It All Over Again.

When I First Went Into Freelancing, I Think There Was A Period Of About Eight Months When Nothing Happened. Everything That I Wrote Crumbled Up, And Then It Became A Self-destructive Thing - When You Begin To Doubt Yourself, When Doubt Turns Into - It's Sort Of Like Impotence. Once Impotent, You're Forever Impotent. Because You're Always Worried About Being Impotent.

I Don't Feel, God Dictated That I Should Write.

According To The Bible, God Created The Heavens And The Earth. It Is Man’s Prerogative - And Woman’s - To Create Their Own Particular And Private Hell.

I Remember The First Sale I Made Was A Hundred And Fifty Dollars For A Radio Script, And, As Poor As I Was, I Didn't Cash The Check For Three Months. I Kept Showing It To People.