Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can read more

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

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.

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull read more

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull through.

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all read more

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

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.