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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
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
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 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...
The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they read more
The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.
The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.
The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.
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.
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.
I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. read more
I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.