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

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

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning

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

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure read more

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned.

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

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.

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