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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written
One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.
One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others' minds.
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.
I lived to write, and wrote to live
I lived to write, and wrote to live
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...
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.
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.