They Didn't Act Like People

Know Your True Measurements And Dress Your Mind Accordingly

In The First Place, You’re Way Off When You Start Railing At Things And People Instead Of At Yourself.

Make Sure You Marry Someone Who Laughs At The Same Things You Do.

Then I’d Throw My Automatic Down The Elevator Shaft-after I’d Wiped Off All The Fingerprints And All. Then I’d Crawl Back Up To My Room And Call Up Jane And Have Her Come Over And Bandage Up My Guts. I Pictured Her Holding A Cigarette For Me To Smoke While I Was Bleeding And All. The Goddam Movies. They Can Ruin You. I’m Not Kidding.

And The Old Horror Of Being A Professional Writer, And The Usual Stench Of Words That Goes With It, Is Begining To Drive Me Out Of My Seat. (buddy)