In books, as in life, there are no second chances. On second thought: its the next work, still to be written, that offers the second chance.
Cynthia OzickI can't claim to be disenchanted "with the current state of fiction" because I read so little of it. My reading is mostly drawn to history.
Cynthia OzickNo one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably and helplessly write. A born writer has self-knowledge. Read, read, read. And if you are a fiction writer, dont confine yourself to reading fiction. Every writer is first a wide reader.
Cynthia Ozick