No art is sunk in the self, but rather, in art the self becomes self-forgetful in order to meet the demands of the thing seen and the thing being made.

To the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost blind you draw large and startling figures.

The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention.

Art transcends its limitations only by staying within them.

Success means being heard and don't stand there and tell me that you are indifferent to being heard. You may write for the joy of it, but the act of writing is not complete in itself. It has to end in its audience.

Remember that you don't write a story because you have an idea but because you have a believable character.

I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.