The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then have a catharsis. Those were the best principles I was ever taught.

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I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil....

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People...

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being...

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't...

That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't...

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on canned laughter grafted by gaglines by...

Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on canned laughter grafted by gaglines by...

Fierce for the right, he bore his part in strife with many a valiant foe;...

Fierce for the right, he bore his part in strife with many a valiant foe;...