It's a terrible thing to die young. Still, it saves a lot of time.
To translate a poem from thinking into English takes all night.
I've started many novels, and they all ended on page seven.
Waves, once they land on the beach, are not reversible.
I don't have any degrees. I went to Hunter College one year and New York University another year. It's just on the basis of my books that I've been hired at any of the places I've been.
The best training is to read and write, no matter what. Don't live with a lover or roommate who doesn't respect your work. Don't lie, buy time, borrow to buy time. Write what will stop your breath if you don't write.