Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is read more

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.