...attempts At Imitation Would Put

Things Were Here Before You And Will Be Here After You're Gone. The Geographic Features, Especially, Give You A Sense Of Your Own Place In The World And In Time

... "you May Not See The Ocean, But Right Now We Are In The Middle Of The Ocean, And We Have To Keep Swimming.

You Can Write About Anything, And If You Write Well Enough, Even The Reader With No Intrinsic Interest In The Subject Will Become Involved.

What Interests Me Is Trying To Catch The Reflection Of The Human Being On The Page. I'm Interested In How Ordinary People Live Their Lives

I Know That To Write You Have To Have Stories You Want To Tell. You Have To Keep Your Mind Alive, And You Have To Work Hard.