If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.
What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'
I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.
There are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. And there are cities like Detroit that have to work for a living.