Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form
In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody
People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.
You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.