Writing Is Like A Contact Sport, Like

Writers Of Fiction, When They Begin, Are More Likely To Try The Short Form

When I Started Out In The Early 1930s, There Were A Great Many Magazines That Published Short Stories. Unfortunately, The Short-story Market Has Dwindled To Almost Nothing.

An Absolutely Necessary Part Of A Writer's Equipment, Almost As Necessary As Talent, Is The Ability To Stand Up Under Punishment, Both The Punishment The World Hands Out And The Punishment He Inflicts Upon Himself.

There Are Too Many Books I Haven’t Read, Too Many Places I Haven’t Seen, Too Many Memories I Haven’t Kept Long Enough.

The Great Writers Just Kept Bringing Them Out. They Didn't Care If They Repeated Themselves.