Explorers Have To Be Ready To Die

The First Thing I Would Say To Young Writers Is, "don't Do It, Unless You Can't Stand Not To Do It." And The Second Thing I Would Say Is, "if You Do Do It, And Get Into It, The Constant Rule You Should Have In Mind Is To Explore Your Material." It Sounds Simple, But It Isn't, Because People Often Want To Get From A To B, And They Don't Stop To Look At What Is In The Material.

When I Write A Book, I Don't Have A Plan Or An Outline. The Characters Move The Action, And The Action Develops The Characters. When I Write A Book, I Become An Actor, Really, Taking The Role Of The Person Who Is Speaking Or Acting At The Time, And So Their Reactions To Whatever They See Are My Reactions.

If Reality Had A Stage Door I'd Hang Around There To See What Comes Out After The Show.

When You Suffer An Attack Of Nerves You're Being Attacked By The Nervous System. What Chance Has A Man Got Against A System?.

An Idea Is An Eye Given By God For The Seeing Of God. Some Of These Eyes We Cannot Bear To Look Out Of; We Blind Them As Quickly As Possible.