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Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness
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.
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.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for read more
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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 act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
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.
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written
