Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short read more

Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and read more

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

Even with our best efforts to motivate our folks, it was difficult to get people out to vote.

Even with our best efforts to motivate our folks, it was difficult to get people out to vote.

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific read more

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

You'll get a check, ... But it might be six cents.

You'll get a check, ... But it might be six cents.

People will make judgments before you even speak based on the way you look. Most definitely your physical appearance matters. read more

People will make judgments before you even speak based on the way you look. Most definitely your physical appearance matters. The way you dress, your hygiene - it all matters.

There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home.

There is a trend toward making jobs more mobile and permitting employees to have remote access to work from home.

Paul and Cody are the only players from the Midwest going to Ohio State next year, so that's pretty great. read more

Paul and Cody are the only players from the Midwest going to Ohio State next year, so that's pretty great. Robby Dodd will be going to a great Division III program, but other than that we're a young group.

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.