Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me. Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?

Remember to get the weather in your damn book-weather is very important.

Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.

we would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.

I always worked until I had something done and I always stopped when I knew what was going to happen next. That way I could be sure of going on the next day.

There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene.

There is seven-eights of it under water for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn't show. If a writer omits something because he does not know it then there is a hole in the story.