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Star Trek, I Thought, Was A Very Inconsistent Show, Which At Times Sparkled With True Ingenuity And Pure Science Fiction Approaches, And Other Times Was More Carnival-like, And Very Much More The Creature Of Television Than The Creature Of A Legitimate Literary Form.

If You Write, Fix Pipes, Grade Papers, Lay Bricks Or Drive A Taxi - Do It With A Sense Of Pride. And Do It The Best You Know How. Be Cognizant And Sympathetic To The Guy Alongside, Because He Wants A Place In The Sun, Too. And Always...always Look Past His Color, His Creed, His Religion And The Shape Of His Ears. Look For The Whole Person. Judge Him As The Whole Person.

I Think The Essence Of The Argument Has Always Been, First Of All, The Guild Doesn't Want Writing On Spec. And That's Been A Major Problem Over The Years. But Obviously, To The Young Writer That's Unfair And It's Discriminatory, And It Can Be Very Hurtful To One's Career.

A Word To The Wise To All The Children Of The Twentieth Century, Whether Their Concern Be Pediatrics Or Geriatrics, Whether They Crawl On Hands And Knees And Wear Diapers Or Walk With A Cane And Comb Their Beards. There's A Wondrous Magic To Christmas, And There's A Special Power Reserved For Little People. In Short, There's Nothing Mightier Than The Meek, And A Merry Christmas To Each And All.

Writers, Like Most Human Beings, Are Adaptable Creatures. They Can Learn To Accept Subordination Without Growing Fond Of It. No Writer Can Forever Stand In The Wings And Watch Other People Take The Curtain Calls While His Own Contributions Get Lost In The Shuffle.