I Wish I Knew How To Quit

Archie Was An Expert At Dividing The Affairs Of Life Into Men's Business And Women's Business. An Empty Cupboard And A Full Plate Were The Man's Business, A Full Cupboard And An Empty Plate The Concern Of The Woman.

In A Rough Way The Short Story Writer Is To The Novelist As A Cabinetmaker Is To A House Carpenter.

If You Get The Landscape Right, The Characters Will Step Out Of It, And They'll Be In The Right Place.

All The Travelin I Ever Done Is Going Around The Coffeepot Looking For The Handle.

For If Jack Buggit Could Escape From The Pickle Jar, If A Bird With A Broken Neck Could Fly Away, What Else Might Be Possible? Water May Be Older Than Light, Diamonds Crack In Hot Goat's Blood, Mountaintops Give Off Cold Fire, Forests Appear In Mid-ocean, It May Happen That A Crab Is Caught With The Shadow Of A Hand On Its Back, And That The Wind Be Imprisoned In A Bit Of Knotted String. And It May Be That Love Sometimes Occurs Without Pain Or Misery.