Upon Becoming Fifty The One Thing You

Maturity ... Is Letting Things Happen.

It's Hard To Be Happy, And Safe, And Applauded In A Miserable World.

What Marks A Writer Is This: Until She - Or He, Of Course - Writes Down Whatever Happened, Turns It Into A Story, It Hasn't Really Happened, It Hasn't Shape, Form, Reality.

People Who Are Genuinely Involved In Life, Not Just Living A Routine They've Contrived To Protect Them From Disaster, Always Seem To Have More Demanded Of Them Than They Can Easily Take On.

Life Has This In Common With Prizefighting: If You've Received A Belly Blow, It's Likely To Be Followed By A Right To The Jaw.