Don't Put Things Off Till

Revision Has Its Own Peculiar Pleasures And Its Own Peculiar Frustrations. The Ground Rules Are Already Established; The Characters Already Exist. You Don't Have To Bring The Characters To Life, But You Do Have To Make Them More Convincing.

I Don't Think Anyone Should Be Banned. If You Don't Like A Book, Set It Aside.

For A Writer, Obsession Is A Good Substitute For Self-discipline.

Those Books Of Mine That Are Remunerative - I'm Not Talking About Poetry Here - Take Years To Write, And I Am Never Sure They'll Be Successful. So Writing Is A Risk In More Senses Than One.

My Eyes Close. I Am Here And Not Here. A Waking Nap? A Flight To The End Of The Galaxy And Perhaps A Couple Of Billion Light-years Beyond?