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

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

If they haven't heard it before it's original.

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

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

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

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.