A book is never finished; it's abandoned.

Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.

Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.

Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert -and then make it brief.

A book is never finished; it's abandoned.

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind

News is history shot on the wing.