Planning To Write Is Not Writing.

My Memories Pale As I Prevail Upon Them Again And Again. They Become More And More Ghostly. I Fear Nothing So Much As Losing Them Altogether And Having Only My Blank Endless Mind To Live In.

Writing A Novel Is Like Driving A Car At Night. Sometimes You Run Over A Drunk Who's Lain Down And Fallen Asleep On The Warm Pavement. I Mean, Do You Keep Going, Or What?

I Am Telling You What I Know—words Have Music And If You Are A Musician You Will Write To Hear Them.

Planning To Write Is Not Writing.

Writing Is Immensely Difficult. The Short Forms Especially.