Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth discerning, Attach one silken strand to you For my returning.

Writing is not an exercise in excision, it's a journey into sound.

An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.

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.

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

Don Marquis came down after a month on the wagon, ambled over to the bar, and announced, 'I've conquered that goddamn willpower of mine. Gimme a double Scotch.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.