When Somebody Asks Me What I Do,

My Assignment Is What Every Writer's Assignment Is: Tell The Truth Of His Own Time.

Faulkner Turned Out To Be A Great Teacher. When A Student Asked A Question Ineptly, He Answered The Question With What The Student Had Really Wanted To Know.

I Gave Up Writing Blurbs Because You Make One Friend And 200 Enemies.

I Have, I Admit, A Low Tolerance For Detached Chronicling And Cool Analysis.

Kafka Is Still Unrecognized. He Thought He Was A Comic Writer.