Storytelling Has A Narcotic Power.

It Is Perfectly Legitimate To Write Novels Which Are Essentially Prose Poems, But In The End, I Think, A Novel Is Like A Car, And If You Buy A Car And Grow Flowers In It, You're Forgetting That The Car Is Designed To Take You Somewhere Else.

Of All Human Activities, Writing Is The One For Which It Is Easiest To Find Excuses Not To Begin – The Desk’s Too Big, The Desk’s Too Small, There’s Too Much Noise, There’s Too Much Quiet, It’s Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Early, Too Late. I Had Learned Over The Years To Ignore Them All, And Simply To Start.

It Implies A Slight Failure As A Writer That You Are Reduced To Being A Ghostwriter For The Money.

Power Brings A Man Many Luxuries, But A Clean Pair Of Hands Is Seldom Among Them.

Golf Requires Only A Few Simple Rules And Regulations To Guide The Players In The True Nature Of Its Sporting Appeal. The Spirit Of The Game Is Its Own Referee.