When You Reach The Stars,

Write A Short Story Every Week. It's Not Possible To Write 52 Bad Short Stories In A Row.

And Some Day Well Remember So Much That Well Build The Biggest Goddam Steamshovel In History And Dig The Biggest Grave Of All Time And Shove War In And Cover It Up.

I Was Only Kicking Down The Christmas Tree To Get The Star On Top.

The Blizzard Doesn't Last Forever; It Just Seems So.

Sometimes You Have Intuitive Insight About How You Think Things Are Going To Be, And You Write That. Other Times You Fantasize Completely, Which Has Nothing To Do With Predicting The Future.