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I've Got Some Of My Best Yarns From Park Benches, Lamp Posts And Newspaper Stands.

The True Adventurer Goes Forth Aimless And Uncalculating To Meet And Greet Unknown Fate.

I'll Give You The Sole Secret Of Short-story Writing, And Here It Is: Rule 1. Write Stories That Please Yourself. There Is No Rule 2. The Technical Points You Can Get From Bliss Perry. If You Can't Write A Story That Pleases Yourself, You Will Never Please The Public. But In Writing The Story Forget The Public.

Inject A Few Raisins Of Conversation Into The Tasteless Dough Of Existence.

A Story With A Moral Appended Is Like The Bill Of A Mosquito. It Bores You, And Then Injects A Stinging Drop To Irritate Your Conscience.