"Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special."

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."

"Nothing succeeds like address."

"If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words."

"I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not."

"The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting."

"Writing well mean never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.'"

"You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance."

"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."

"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."

"There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book."

"A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor."