The Writer Works In A Lonely Way.

Writing Is Like A Contact Sport, Like Football. Why Do Kids Play Football? They Can Get Hurt On Any Play, Can't They? Yet They Can't Wait Until Saturday Comes Around So They Can Play On The High School Team, Or The College Team, And Get Smashed Around. Writing Is Like That. You Can Get Hurt, But You Enjoy It!

When I Started Out In The Early 1930s, There Were A Great Many Magazines That Published Short Stories. Unfortunately, The Short-story Market Has Dwindled To Almost Nothing.

Ernest Hemingway Did A Great Deal Toward Making The Writer An Acceptable Public Figure; Obviously, He Was No Sissy.

Writing Is Finally Play, And There's No Reason Why You Should Get Paid For Playing

The Romantic Idea Is That Everybody Around A Writer Must Suffer For His Talent. I Think A Writer Is A Citizen Of Humanity, Part Of His Nation, Part Of His Family. He May Have To Make Some Compromises.