You See In Others Who You Are.

All My Life I Wanted To Accomplish Something Worthwhile-a Thing People Will Say Took A Little Something.

To Any Writer: Teach Yourself To Work In Uncertainty. Many Writers Are Anxious When They Begin, Or Try Something New. Even Matisse Painted Some Of His Fauvist Pictures In Anxiety. Maybe That Helped Him To Simplify. Character, Discipline, Negative Capability Count. Write, Complete, Revise. If It Doesn't Work, Begin Something Else.

A Writer Is A Spectator, Looking At Everything With A Highly Critical Eye.

Of Course It Would Cost Something, But He Was An Expert In Cutting Corners; And When There Were No More Corners Left He Would Make Circles Rounder.

As Long As A Man Stays Alive He Can't Tell What Chances Will Pop Up Next. But A Dead Man Signs No Checks.