You Burn The Paper, But Not The

Reading For Writers Is Like Training For Athletes.

All My Books Take A Long Time To Research. I Spend Several Months Researching Before I Start Writing, And In The Middle Of Writing I Often Have To Stop And Look Up Stuff. At My Local Library, I Am One Of The Best Customers! The Research Takes Several Months.

God Bless Interlibrary Loan. I Pay A Lot Of Library Fines. In The Case Of 'a Single Shard,' I Was Using Books That Hadn't Been Checked Out In 30 Years, So I Didn't Feel Too Bad.

A Mistake Made With Good In Your Heart Is Still A Mistake, But It Is One For Which You Must Forgive Yourself.

I Do Think That Part Of Literature's Job Is To Comment On And Participate In The Social Issues Of The Time.