My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.

You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your integrity.

and sometimes I sit down at my typewriter and I think not of someone cause there isn't anyone to think about and i wonder is it worth it

Facts are only tools to gain control over yourself and other people.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them.

I would put books on par with chocolate, because a good book is delicious.