Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.
...but I've never regretted it. You can't regret experience.
Okay greasers,you've had it.
If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that's one of the most important parts of learning to write. The other piece of advice is 'Just do it!' Don't think about it, don't agonize, sit down and write.
But Dally, heaters kill people! Ya' kill 'em with switchblades to, don'tcha?
You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you.