Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.

Don't be kind of bold. Be bold.

Never forget that you are practicing a craft with certain principles.

One of the saddest sentences I know is "I wish I had asked my mother about that." Or my father. Or my grandmother. Or my grandfather. As every parent knows, our children are not as fascinated by our fascinating lives as we are.

The writers job is like solving a puzzle, and finally arriving at a solution is a tremendous satisfaction.

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge.