The Old Saw About Old

I Imagine A Child. That Child Is Me. I Can Reconstruct And Vividly Remember Portions Of My Own Childhood. I Can See, Taste, Smell, Feel, And Hear Them. Then What I Do Is, Not Write About That Kid Or About His World, But Start To Think Of A Book That Would Have Pleased Him.

My Parents Believe In The Principle Of ‘sink Or Swim,’ Or ‘what Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger ― Or It Kills You.” From “the Education Of Robert Nifkin

Some Women Have Said, 'gee, Here I Am Getting Involved With This Fat Guy, What Will People Think Of Me?' But They Were Converted And Sometimes Surprised.

Children Make Better Readers Than Adults. They Read As Carefully As I Write; Adults Read As A Means Of Getting Off To Sleep. I Get Letters Saying 'i Have Read Your Book Seventeen Times.' If You're An Adult Novelist And You Get That Letter, You Should Be Afraid. You're Being Stalked. Kids Always Read Them Seventeen Times!

It Doesn't Matter Who You Are, Or What You've Done, Or Think You Can Do. There's A Confrontation With Destiny Awaiting You. Somewhere, There Is A Chile You Cannot Eat.