Somewhere Between Apathy And Anarchy Lies The

The Good Agent Probably Is Not The Reader, He's Just The Guy Who Can Put Together A Deal.

The Most Important Thing About The First Sale Is For The Very First Time In Your Life Something Written Has Value And Proven Value Because Somebody Has Given You Money For The Words That You've Written, And That's Terribly Important, It's A Tremendous Boon To The Ego, To Your Sense Of Self-reliance, To Your Feeling About Your Own Talent.

Writers, Like Most Human Beings, Are Adaptable Creatures. They Can Learn To Accept Subordination Without Growing Fond Of It. No Writer Can Forever Stand In The Wings And Watch Other People Take The Curtain Calls While His Own Contributions Get Lost In The Shuffle.

I Don't Think Playing It Safe Constitutes A Retreat, Necessarily. In Other Words, I Don't Think If, By Playing Safe He Means We Are Not Going To Delve Into Controversy, Then If That's What He Means He's Quite Right. I'm Not Going To Delve Into Controversy. Somebody Asked Me The Other Day If This Means That I'm Going To Be A Meek Conformist, And My Answer Is No. I'm Just Acting The Role Of A Tired Non-conformist.

You Unlock This Door With The Key Of Imagination. Beyond It Is Another Dimension: A Dimension Of Sound, A Dimension Of Sight, A Dimension Of Mind. You’re Moving Into A Land Of Both Shadow And Substance, Of Things And Ideas. You’ve Just Crossed Over Into… The Twilight Zone.