The Big Talent Is Persistence.

Writing Is One Of The Few Professions In Which You Can Psychoanalyse Yourself, Get Rid Of Hostilities And Frustrations In Public, And Get Paid For It.

Every Story I Create, Creates Me. I Write To Create Myself. Every Story I Write Adds To Me A Little, Changes Me A Little, Forces Me To Reexamine An Attitude Or Belief, Causes Me To Research And Learn, Helps Me To Understand People And Grow.

I'm Trying To Speak--to Write-the Truth. I"m Trying To Be Clear. I'm Not Interested In Being Fancy, Or Even Original. Clarity And Truth Will Be Plenty, If I Can Only Achieve Them.

Well, Writing Was What I Wanted To Do, It Was Always What I Wanted To Do. I Had Novels To Write So I Wrote Them.

I Have A Huge And Savage Conscience That Won't Let Me Get Away With Things.