So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.

It is the nature of the writer to question the validity of his world and yet rely on his senses to describe it. From what other tension can great literature be born?

I always try to be alert to the potential for repetition, for a decaying orbit with regard to my use of technique, etc.

Position yourself to succeed by doing the other things in your life that rejuvenate you. You can create little islands of time away from your novel that will help preserve your balance. Exhaustion will affect both your writing’s quality and your productivity.

I had learned so much about the world that I had decided to withdraw from it.