“The writer studies literature, not the world.” — Annie Dillard

Much has been written about the life of the mind.

The Pulitzer is more useful than meaningful.

God gave me a talent to draw. I 'owed' it to him to develop the talent.

'Fecundity' is an ugly word for an ugly subject. It is ugly, at least, in the eggy animal world. I don't think it is for plants.