When life hands us a beutiful bouquet of flowers we stare at it in cautious expectation of a bee.

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If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.

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I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.

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I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.

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I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion.

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Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

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I've got a long list of books I wish I'd never written-and I've kept them all out of print for the past 20 years.

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I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.

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I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down is gold that probably don't write very well.

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I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.

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