Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read more

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

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.

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.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

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.

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay