I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.
A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever
Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all.