Ham's Substantial, Ham Is Fat.

A Good Heavy Book Holds You Down. It's An Anchor That Keeps You From Getting Up And Having Another Gin And Tonic.

I Think What's Really Hard Is Making Sense And Making What You Write Clear And Smooth-flowing.

When Money Gets Too Far Away From Actual, Physical, Real Equity And Property It Gets Too Abstract And Too Distantly Derived And Then Suddenly It's Not Worth Anything Anymore. And The Same Is True Of Language.

I Think A Writer Is Not An Ideal Husband... Writers Tend To Get Off Into Their Own Heads And Not Notice The People That They're Living With, Or They Get Irritable With The People That They're Living With When The People Insist On Being Noticed.

I've Never Thought It Was Necessary To Make Fun Of People - You Can Find Fun In People Without Necessarily Mocking Them.