Fiction, on the whole, and if it is any good, tends to be a subversive element in society.
Be bold, but not too bold. Have courage, but not too much.
The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right.
one learns best, and writes best, in a state of defiance.
Writers are always a great nuisance to publishers. If they could do without them, they would.
memory is so selective; wishful thinking presses it into service all the time.