A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.

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

Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men.

Humour plays close to the big, hot fire, which is the truth, and the reader feels the heat.

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.

There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.