I Was Thinking That Surgeons

Over The Years, I've Found One Rule. It Is The Only One I Give On Those Occasions When I Talk About Writing. A Simple Rule. If You Tell Yourself You Are Going To Be At Your Desk Tomorrow, You Are By That Declaration Asking Your Unconscious To Prepare The Material. You Are, In Effect, Contracting To Pick Up Such Valuables At A Given Time. Count On Me, You Are Saying To A Few Forces Below: I Will Be There To Write.

As Many People Die From An Excess Of Timidity As From Bravery.

I Don't Hate Women, But I Think They Should Be Kept In Cages.

To Be Married To A Good Woman Is To Live With Tender Surprise.

Every One Of My Books Had Killed Me A Little More.