By The Way, The Secret Of Speaking

I Have Myself Always Been Terrified Of Plagiarism - Of Being Accused Of It, That Is. Every Writer Is A Thief, Though Some Of Us Are More Clever Than Others At Disguising Our Robberies. The Reason Writers Are Such Slow Readers Is That We Are Ceaselessly Searching For Things We Can Steal And Then Pass Off As Our Own: A Natty Bit Of Syntax, A Seamless Transition, A Metaphor That Jumps To Its Target Like An Arrow Shot From An Aluminum Crossbow.

No One Has Really Ever Defined What A Friend Is.

I Know From The Middle Distance I Give Off The Look Of Being Prolific, Which Is A Funny Compliment To Receive.

Political Correctness And So Many Of The Political Fashions Of The Day...could Only Be Perpetrated In Adolescent Minds: Minds, That Is, That Are Trained To Search Out One Thing And One Thing Only...only An Adolescent Would Find It Worthwhile To Devote His Or Her Attention Chiefly To The Hunting Of Offenses, The Possibility Of Slights, Real And Imagined.

We Use Books Like Mirrors, Gazing Into Them Only To Discover Ourselves.