When Everyone Thinks They Know You, It's

You Should Write First Drafts As If They Will Never Be Shown To Anyone.

I Started With Poetry Because It Was Direct, Immediate, And Short. It Was The Ecstasy Of Striking Matches In The Dark.

I Have Not Ceased Being Fearful, But I Have Ceased To Let Fear Control Me.

No One Ever Found Wisdom Without Also Being A Fool. Writers, Alas, Have To Be Fools In Public, While The Rest Of The Human Race Can Cover Its Tracks.

I Look Forward And See Myself Look Back.