Never Use A Verb Other Than ‘said’

Avoid Prologues: They Can Be ­annoying, Especially A Prologue ­following An Introduction That Comes After A Foreword.

A Man Can Be In Two Different Places And He Will Be Two Different Men. Maybe If You Think Of More Places He Will Be More Men, But Two Is Enough For Now.

There's Nothing Like Work To Take Your Mind Off Your Worries.

I Get Letters. I Get Several A Week, I Think. A Lot Of People Want A Picture, A Lot Of People Just Want An Autograph.

I Don't Want The Reader To Be Aware Of Me As The Writer.