Sometimes a writer, like an acrobat, must try a trick that is too much for him.

I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.

Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.

I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn't know where else to go.

There is simply a better chance of doing well if the writer holds a steady course, enters the stream of English quietly, and does not thrash about.

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.

The young writer should learn to spot them: words that at first glance seem freighted with delicious meaning, but that soon burst in the air, leaving nothing but a memory of bright sound.