Doris Betts quotes:

My best advice for you, honey, is to stop if you possibly can! And if you just canâ??t, then get ready to work like hell. Hang onto your day job. And remember, you may not make a living, but youâ??ll make a wonderful life.

All one needs to write a story is one feeling and four walls.

If you are going to be underestimated by people who speak more rapidly, the temptation is to speak slowly and strategically and outwit them.