Novelists Never Have To Footnote.

How Will You Know A Good Farmer When You Meet Him? He Will Not Ask You For Any Favors.

The Fundamental Condition Of Childhood Is Powerlessness.

Every Novel Deals With Social Problems. It Can't Help It Because The Protagonist Must Come In Conflict With His Group. So The Author Has To Offer An Analysis Of How The Group And The Protagonist Fit. Otherwise, The Reader Will Just Say, "this Makes No Sense," And Will Put It Away.

I Wrote The Dickens Book Because I Loved Dickens, Not Because I Felt A Kinship With Him, But After Writing The Book It Seemed To Me That There Was At Least One Similarity Between Us And That Was That Dickens Loved To Write And Wrote With The Ease And Conviction Of Breathing. Me, Too.

A Love Story, At Least A Convincing One, Requires Three Elements - The Lover, The Beloved, And The Adventures They Have Together.