So I went out and bought myself a copy of the Writer and Artist Yearbook, bought lots of magazines and got on the phone and talked to editors about ideas for stories. Pretty soon I found myself hired to do…

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But he did not understand the price. Mortals never do. They only see the prize....

But he did not understand the price. Mortals never do. They only see the prize....

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

I'll agonize over sentences. Mostly because you're trying to create specific effects with sentences, and...

I'll agonize over sentences. Mostly because you're trying to create specific effects with sentences, and...

Also, I've already won all the awards.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

Partly because I get such astonishingly nice fans.

Partly because I get such astonishingly nice fans.

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing...

There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having...

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local...

I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

Somebody would say, `Can you write us an article about big, bodice-ripping, blockbusting romance novels?'...

Somebody would say, `Can you write us an article about big, bodice-ripping, blockbusting romance novels?'...

What makes the difference between wishing and realizing our wishes? Lots of things, and it...

What makes the difference between wishing and realizing our wishes? Lots of things, and it...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...