The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.

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.

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.

I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live

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

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

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

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

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue it with what they have read more

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue it with what they have had the courage and honesty to perceive and feel.

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.