It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be read. They want support; they want someone to say, "Good job."

He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.

Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean - make sure they know what they mean!

No one but me ever put a hand on me to feel that baby. No one wanted to put his ear against it and listen...You shouldn't have a baby if there's no one who wants to feel it kick or listen to it move.

I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye.

Among adults – and among orphans – Wilbur Larch noted that delirious happiness was rare.

Imagining something is better than remembering something.