I Know That Statistically, It Has Been

Many A Young Person Tells Me He Wants To Be A Writer. I Always Encourage Such People, But I Also Explain That There's A Big Difference Between Being A Writer And Writing. In Most Cases These Individuals Are Dreaming Of Wealth And Fame, Not The Long Hours Alone At The Typewriter. You've Got To Want To Write, I Say To Them, Not Want To Be A Writer. The Reality Is That Writing Is A Lonely, Private And Poor-paying Affair. For Every Writer Kissed By Fortune, There Are Thousands More Whose Longing Is Never Requited. Even Those Who Succeed Often Know Long Periods Of Neglect And Poverty. I Did.

It's An Hour During The Week Where You Can Just Slow Down.

Roots Is Not Just A Saga Of My Family. It Is The Symbolic Saga Of A People.

If You Need To Know History, The Real Story Of Those Before You, Then You Should Go To The Library And Read Newspaper Clippings Of Someone Like Muhammad Ali Every Day, Then It Might Giver You Some Understanding Of The Man.

You Have To Deal With The Fact That Your Life Is Your Life.