I learned you don't discover the evidence of any cause in its result.

The first sentence cant be written until the final sentence is written.

The mysteries of the female sex! We men can never hope to fathom your depths, but only try not to drown in them.

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time.

The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value what you've done as you value it. Not to expect anyone else to perceive in it the emotions you have invested in it. Once this is understood, all will be well.

That is the mystery: Reading Henry James can yield prose that is contrary to James, yet inspired by him. Who can understand this?

Though I revise constantly as I write, I will usually revise much of the work again after I've reached the ending.