The Writer Works In A Lonely Way.

At The Height Of The Mccarthy Period, Writers Were Being Hounded.

If You're Young Enough, Any Kind Of Writing You Do For A Short Period Of Time Is A Marvelous Apprenticeship.

I've Gone On The Wagon, But My Body Doesn't Believe It.

The Romantic Idea Is That Everybody Around A Writer Must Suffer For His Talent. I Think A Writer Is A Citizen Of Humanity, Part Of His Nation, Part Of His Family. He May Have To Make Some Compromises.

The Last Paragraph In Which You Tell What The Story Is About Is Almost Always Best Left Out.