Of The Seven Deadly Sins, Only Envy

For Me Writing Is Foremost A Mode Of Thinking And When It Works Well, An Act Of Discovery

If Geniuses Can Sometimes Make Mistakes, Cannot The Rest Of Us On Occasion Be Geniuses?

Not To Like Ice Cream Is To Show Oneself Uninterested In Food.

I Have Myself Always Been Terrified Of Plagiarism - Of Being Accused Of It, That Is. Every Writer Is A Thief, Though Some Of Us Are More Clever Than Others At Disguising Our Robberies. The Reason Writers Are Such Slow Readers Is That We Are Ceaselessly Searching For Things We Can Steal And Then Pass Off As Our Own: A Natty Bit Of Syntax, A Seamless Transition, A Metaphor That Jumps To Its Target Like An Arrow Shot From An Aluminum Crossbow.

The Best Joke-tellers Are Those Who Have The Patience To Wait For Conversation To Come Around To The Point Where The Jokes In Their Repertoire Have Application.