If A Book Is Really Good, It

For Years They Have Been Using The Role Of 'sex Object' As A Cover While They Spied Out The Land.

Either A Writer Doesn't Want To Talk About His Work, Or He Talks About It More Than You Want.

We Are All Tourists In History, And Irony Is What We Win In Wars.

To Choose A Writer For A Friend Is Like Palling Around With Your Cardiologist, Who Might Be Musing As You Talk To Him That You Are A Sinking Man. A Writer's Love For Another Writer Is Never Quite Free Of Malice. He May Enjoy Discussing Your Failures Even More Than You Do. He Probably Sees You As Tragic, Like His Characters - Or Unworthy Of Tragedy, Which Is Worse.

Aphorisms Are Bad For Novels. They Stick In The Reader's Teeth.