Shelby Foote

I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose.

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.