An Absolutely Necessary Part Of A Writer's

Special-interest Magazines Are Dangerous Places For Writers To Start Out In Because The Writing Quickly Falls Into A Routine And People Are Likely To Find Themselves Artistically Exhausted When They Want To Work On Something Of Their Own

Critics In New York Are Made By Their Dislikes, Not By Their Enthusiasms.

No Writer Need Feel Sorry For Himself If He Writes And Enjoys It, Even If He Doesn't Get Paid.

If You're Young Enough, Any Kind Of Writing You Do For A Short Period Of Time Is A Marvelous Apprenticeship.

The Romantic Idea Is That Everybody Around A Writer Must Suffer For His Talent. I Think A Writer Is A Citizen Of Humanity, Part Of His Nation, Part Of His Family. He May Have To Make Some Compromises.