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.

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but read more

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form read more

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is read more

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes...

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.