The function of the Short Story is to be interesting, to convey vivid impressions, an therefore it must, to a degree, work with the evident and superficial thing
Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.
If we break promises to God, shouldn't we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?
I sometimes subscribe to the belief that all historical events occur simultaneously, like a dream in the mind of God. Perhaps it is only man who views time sequentially and tries to impose a solar calendar upon it. What if other people, both dead and unborn, are living out their lives in the same space we occupy, without our knowledge or consent?" The Glass Rainbow, p. 138
There is no higher form of artistic expression then film
I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me.
We gain no wisdom by imposing our way on others.
My all-time favorite interception was picking off Peyton Manning back in 2007, the one-hander down the sideline.
In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!
There was no Congressional Club for my first campaign. There was no organized state group of Young Republicans, but there was a dedicated core of young people who volunteered to do anything my campaign needed.
And as long as man has walked on this Earth, there has been God. And man's purpose is for the glorification of God.