Critics Should Find Meaningful Work.

Jesus Preached More And Taught More About Helping The Poor And The Sick And The Hungry Than He Did About Heaven And Hell. Shouldn't That Tell Us Something?

I Don't Even Know What A Serious Literary Critic Is.

I Stopped Reading William Faulkner Because It's Hard Work. I Want To Read A Good Writer, But I Also Want To Read Something Where The Pages Are Going To Move Along. That's What I Want. It Doesn't Have To Be A Thriller Or A Mystery. Just Something Where I Get Caught Up In The Story.

I Don't Start A Novel Until I Have Lived With The Story For Awhile To The Point Of Actually Writing An Outline And After A Number Of Books I've Learned That The More Time I Spend On The Outline The Easier The Book Is To Write. And If I Cheat On The Outline I Get In Trouble With The Book.

You Need Some Coffee, Don't You?" "yes, I've Only Had A Gallon.