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.

We want to talk to people and hear their concerns,

We want to talk to people and hear their concerns,

Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every read more

Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every year near the house.

We have now come to the point when the clarity has to be sought from Yugoslavia,

We have now come to the point when the clarity has to be sought from Yugoslavia,

We weren't getting anyone in front of her and she pretty much stops everything she sees and doesn't allow rebounds.

We weren't getting anyone in front of her and she pretty much stops everything she sees and doesn't allow rebounds.

The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper. - Unkempt Thoughts, 1962.

The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper. - Unkempt Thoughts, 1962.

Sure we play rough, they said, but look what others do to us.

Sure we play rough, they said, but look what others do to us.

He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense.

He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense.

It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,

It was a long time in the hot seat and I was hopeful that I might hold on,