I'd Rather Get A Brain Tumor Than

I Like Grit, I Like Love And Death, I'm Tired Of Irony. ... A Lot Of Good Fiction Is Sentimental. ... The Novelist Who Refuses Sentiment Refuses The Full Spectrum Of Human Behavior, And Then He Just Dries Up. ... I Would Rather Give Full Vent To All Human Loves And Disappointments, And Take A Chance On Being Corny, Than Die A Smartass.

How Wonderful It Was To Love Something Without The Compromise Of Language.

The Reason To Moderate Is To Avoid Having To Quit.

Because Most Writers Have Totally Unrealistic Concepts Of How Publishing Works.

The Danger Of Civilization, Of Course, Is That You Will Piss Away Your Life On Nonsense.