I think young people ought to seek that experience that is going to knock them off center.

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as …

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

The way to go to the circus, however, is with someone who has seen perhaps one theatrical performance before in his life and that in the High School hall. ... …

Embrace every challenge you have, every person you meet, every place you visit, every task you succeed at, and especially those at which you fail. You will lea…