Writers Do Not Come Out Of Houses

I Don't Know Much About Creative Writing Programs. But They're Not Telling The Truth If They Don't Teach, One, That Writing Is Hard Work And, Two, That You Have To Give Up A Great Deal Of Life, Your Personal Life, To Be A Writer.

I Have To Conclude That Fiction Is Better At 'the Truth' Than A Factual Record.

Nicknames Are Potent Ways Of Cutting People Down To Size.

You Simply Don't Get To Be Wise, Mature, Etc., Unless You've Been A Raving Cannibal For Thirty Years Or So.

Capable People Do Not Understand Incapacity; Clever People Do Not Understand Stupidity.