If I didn't have that, fear and projections over what was coming next could have taken over. But it was tough. Don't think I was an angel. It was hell.

Every moment is enormous and it is all we have.

That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write.

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

Understand that writing is like an athletic activity. To play tennis well, you expect to keep practicing, but for some reason with writing, you think you should come out fresh the first time.

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.

Clarity and perseverance are difficult in American society because the basis of capitalism is greed and dissatisfaction.