Longevity Conquers Scandal Every Time.

North Was Only A Direction Indicated By A Compass--if A Man Had One, That Is, For Otherwise There Was No North Or South Or East Or West; There Was Only The Brooding Desolation.

My Second Book, Follow Me Down Had Some Success, Got Good Critical Notices, Went Into A Second Printing And Things Like That, But Shiloh Was By Far The Most Successful Of Those First Five Novels.

A Fact Is Not A Truth Until You Love It.

I Think Making Mistakes And Discovering Them For Yourself Is Of Great Value, But To Have Someone Else To Point Out Your Mistakes Is A Shortcut Of The Process.

If You Want To Study Writing, Read Dickens. That's How To Study Writing, Or Faulkner, Or D.h. Lawrence, Or John Keats. They Can Teach You Everything You Need To Know About Writing.