They spend their time mostly looking forward to the past

Typically we don't see many applicants from the coast, but it has been building since Katrina.

Never believe in mirrors or newspapers

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs."

[Time Magazine, October 31, 1977]

I'm not interested in constructive criticism, believe me.