Life Is A Tragedy Full Of Joy.

Of Course It Would Cost Something, But He Was An Expert In Cutting Corners; And When There Were No More Corners Left He Would Make Circles Rounder.

Revision Is One Of The Exquisite Pleasures Of Writing.

I Work With Language. I Love The Flowers Of Afterthought.

First Drafts Are For Learning What Your Novel Or Story Is About. Revision Is Working With That Knowledge To Enlarge And Enhance An Idea, To Re-form It.... The First Draft Of A Book Is The Most Uncertain-where You Need Guts, The Ability To Accept The Imperfect Until It Is Better.

You Write By Sitting Down And Writing. There's No Particular Time Or Place—you Suit Yourself, Your Nature. How One Works, Assuming He's Disciplined, Doesn't Matter.