If you lie to me, keep lying; don’t hurt me by suddenly telling the truth.
You need to keep reminding yourself of the obvious: charm lies in the unsaid, the unwritten, and the undisplayed. It takes mastery to control silence.
Don’t complain too loud about wrongs done to you; you may give ideas to your less imaginative enemies.
Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope to, some day, find something to say.
No author should be considered as having failed until he starts teaching others about writing.