My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have

Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form

Every novelist has a different purpose-and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer

When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to almost nothing.

A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.