And Never, Ever, No Matter What Else

Thinking Of Poe, Thinking Of Mark Twain And Vachel Lindsay, Thinking Of Jack London And Tom Wolfe, One Begins To Feel There Is Almost No Way Of Becoming A Creative Writer In America Without Being A Loser.

For The Masses Who Do The City's Labor Also Keep The City's Heart.

(chicago Is) The Only Major City In The Country Where You Can Easily Buy Your Way Out Of A Murder Rap.

The Only Way I Could Finish A Book And Get A Plot Was Just To Keep Making It Longer Until Something Happens.

One Of The Best Things Henry Miller Ever Said Was That Art Goes All Out. It's All Out. It Goes Full Length. . . . A Big Book Is An All-out Book In Which You Limit Your Life To Things That Pertain Directly To The Book.