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Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a read more
Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public.
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, read more
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.
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 thinking on paper.
Writing is thinking on paper.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for read more
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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
If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average
If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
