God Howls With Laughter At Earthly Plans,

I Turned Forty, And Im Finally Going To Get Married And Maybe Have A Kid.

It's Also True, However, That Having Conquered The Regional Writer Ghetto, I Am Now Intent On Conquering The Nationalist Writer Ghetto And Moving Out Into The World More.

I Believe In Choosing The Hardest Book Imaginable. I Believe In Reading Up On What Others Have To Say About This Difficult Book, And Then Making Up My Own Mind.

My Suspicion Is That This Is An Unavoidable Human Dilemma, That People Will Always Want To Avoid Pain, To Avoid Those Who Are In Pain, And So Will Be Vulnerable To Anyone Or Anything That Seems To Promise Permanent Avoidance.

In General, Each Form Is A Relief From The Other Forms. I Can't Write A Novel After A Novel. I Just Use Up All The Material Each Time, And I Need To Rest.