I Can Write Anywhere.

The Only Advice I Can Give To Aspiring Writers Is Don't Do It Unless You're Willing To Give Your Whole Life To It. Red Wine And Garlic Also Helps.

I Got $30 From Nation Magazine For A Poem And $500 For My First Book Of Poems.

The Old Fun Thing Is When Somebody Typed Up The First Chapter Of War And Peace. And Then Made A Precis Of The Rest Of It And Sent It Out And Only One Publisher Recognized It.

Being A Writer Requires An Intoxication With Language.

We Are All Naturally Xenophobic.