Writing A Story Is Kind

If Someone Gives You A Piece Of Advice That Sounds Right And Feels Right, Use It. If Someone Gives You A Piece Of Advice That Sounds Right And Feels Wrong, Don’t Waste So Much As A Single Second On It. It May Be Fine For Someone Else, But Not For You.

You Don't Need To Use The Language Of God To Ask Where The Restrooms Are.

In The Army You Feel Violated - There's No Private Space. Writing Was A Life-saver, A Way Of Recovering Private Territory.

The Best Stories You Usually Hear Are Stories That People Feel Some Type Of Urgency About.

Nobody Else In The World Would Look At Writing As Craftsmanship - It's Totally This Protestant Hardworking Ethic. You Go Into This Kind Of Infinite Space Of Imagination And You Fence Yourself In With All Kinds Of Laws.