When you sit down to write, write. Don't do anything else except go to the bathroom, and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.

“There are lots of guys out there who write a better prose line than I do and wh…”

“I saw something even more beautiful than a sense of humor: an appreciation for …”

“I'm going out for a bottle of champagne. We're going to get bombed.”

“Time is a keyhole, he thought as he looked up at the stars. Yes, I think so. We…”