Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all read more

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live

Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in read more

Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it

I don't like to write, but I love to have written

I don't like to write, but I love to have written

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.