I Regret Having Been The Bearer Of

In All Of History, We Have Found Just One Cure For Error—a Partial Antidote Against Making And Repeating Grand, Foolish Mistakes, A Remedy Against Self-deception. That Antidote Is Criticism.

Beware Of Self-indulgence. The Romance Surrounding The Writing Profession Carries Several Myths: That One Must Suffer In Order To Be Creative; That One Must Be Cantankerous And Objectionable In Order To Be Bright; That Ego Is Paramount Over Skill; That One Can Rise To A Level From Which One Can Tell The Reader To Go To Hell. These Myths, If Believed, Can Ruin You. If You Believe You Can Make A Living As A Writer, You Already Have Enough Ego.

Cultural Contamination That Is Directed Outward Is Always Seen As ‘enlightenment.'

Petals Floating By, Drift Through My Woman's Hand, As She Remembers Me.

If An Outsider Perceives 'something Wrong' With A Core Scientific Model, The Humble And Justified Response Of That Curious Outsider Should Be To Ask 'what Mistake Am I Making?' Before Assuming 100% Of The Experts Are Wrong.