All writing is communication; creative writing is communication through revelation-it is the Self-escaping into the open.

Is there anything in the universe more beautiful and protective than the simple complexity of a spider's web?

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.

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days.

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

It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog's nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into months.

Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it.