Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories, not just facts, opinion, analysis.

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.

Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those who get published.

The seeds of genius are in many blogs, but bloggers lack the interest in or understanding of the difference between blogging and fully-formed literary efforts.

The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but in the middle it was back to the boring basics.

Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read.

Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people.

People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.

It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive.

I amused myself playing with the journalists.

Ladies first." "Why is it men only say that when it's something horrible or dangerous?

I'm rather pro-prostitution, I admire people who do it. It can't be much fun. Thank goodness for it. People need relief or they become murderers.

I'm interested in reality but I'm not interested in realism at all. I'm interested in the ways that I think people want to relate.

Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class.

That's how it happens, livin life by the drop.

Ever since I was an itty bitty kitty, been drinking liquor out of Mama's titty.