There had never been a shortage of fools in the world

What I'm saying is that I'm trying to find rational reasons to explain irrational feelings, and that's neveer a good sign.

A great whispering noise began to rise in the woods on either side of the tracks, as if the forest had just noticed we were there and was commenting on it.

Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process.

Say what you mean. Say what you see. Make a photograph, if you can, for the reader.

I'll see you.' He grinned. 'Not if i see you first.

Writing is like a little hole in reality that you can go through and you can get out and you can be someplace else for a while.