I lived to write, and wrote to live

I lived to write, and wrote to live

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

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

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

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.

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.