A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises.

The more you see what other people do, the more you learn about yourself.

When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time before he begins.

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet... [at least for your own situation. Blind optimism is just as foolish. The solution is a rigorously balanced, rational outlook.]

It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.

In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought.

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics.