 Today I began the novel that I determined to be great. |
| Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things. |
| There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children. |
| Writing was like digging coal. I sweat blood. The spell is on me. |
| I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly. |
| It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so. |
| I hate birthdays. Topics: Short |
| I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture. |
| I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired. |
