"it is all very well for you to write simply and the simpler the better. But do not start to think so damned simply. Know how complicated it is and then state it simply."
"Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you."
"Never go on trips with anyone you do not love."
"It's harder to write in the third person but the advantage is you move around better."
"The first draft of anything is shit."
"What difference does it make if you live in a picturesque little outhouse surrounded by 300 feeble minded goats and your faithful dog? The question is: Can you write?"