My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine.

Now he would never write the things that he had saved to write until he knew enough to write them well. Well, he would not have to fail at trying to write them either. Maybe you could never write them, and that was why you put them off and delayed the starting. Well he would never know, now.

In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

I write description in longhand because that's hardest for me and you're closer to the paper when you work by hand, but I use the typewriter for dialogue because people speak like a typewriter works.

Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars.