What man can imagine he may one day achieve.
The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.
one must find one's natural home, not try to construct it.
The more specific you are, the more universal you are.
It seems as if when you try to do just one thing and nothing but, you can't do it at all. You do everything better if there's more than one thing.
Many an author will speak of writing, in his best work, more than he actually knows.