You Can't Recover From What You Do

If I Had To Give Young Writers Advice, I Would Say Don't Listen To Writers Talking About Writing Or Themselves.

But Success And Failure Are Not True Opposites, And They're Not Even In The Same Class. I Mean, They're Not Even A Couch And A Chair.

Most People Coming Out Of War Feel Lost And Resentful. What Had Been A Minute-to-minute Confrontation With Yourself, Your Struggle With What Courage You Have Against Discomfort, At The Least, And Death At The Other End, Ties You To The People You Have Known In The War And Makes For A Time Others Seem Alien And Frivolous.

It Is Not Good To See People Who Have Been Pretending Strength All Their Lives Lose It Even For A Minute.

One Sits Uncomfortably On A Too Comfortable Cushion.