Nobody Can Make Anybody Be

Meanness Demeans The Demeaner Far More Than The Demeaned.

How To Fail: Try Too Hard.

If You Don't Know What You Want To Do, It's Harder To Do It.

Real Writers-that Is, Capital W Writers-rarely Make Much Money. Their Biggest Reward Is The Occasional Reader's Response.... Commentators-in-print Voicing Big Fat Opinions-you Might Call Us Small W Writers-get Considerably More Feedback Than Writers. The Letters I Personally Find Most Flattering Are Not The Very Rare Ones That Speak Well Of My Editorials, But The Occasional Reader Who Wants To Know Who Writes Them. I Always Happily Assume The Letter-writers Is Implying That The Editorials Are So Good That I Couldn't Have Written Them Myself.

Unconsciously I Had Discovered The Commentator's Secret Weapon-that So Long As You Can Wield Words, It Isn't Necessary To Know What You're Talking About.