In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody

In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices

Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House

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

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

Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing

In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75