It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do.

Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.

She's an old lady and she's ill. You just hold your head high and be a gentleman. Whatever she says to you, it's your job not to let her make you mad.

Things are never as bad as they seem.

You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.

I came to the conclusion that people were just peculiar, I withdrew from them, and never thought about them until I was forced to.

To be a serious writer requires discipline that is iron fisted. It's sitting down and doing it whether you think you have it in you or not. Everyday. Alone. Without interruption. Contrary to what most people think, there is no glamour to writing. In fact, it's heartbreak most of the time.