Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom.
A writer should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.
No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself, when stirred up.
Writing is both mask and unveiling.
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.