Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout.

Dogs are in on our human silliness; lions are not.

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

It's a different sort of love taht puts up with illness. Old love.

Self-pity does not appreciate pedantry.

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably havent read them.

Painters aren't expected to paint bleak pictures, are they?