Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, read more

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

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.

I don't like to write, but I love to have written

I don't like to write, but I love to have written

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.

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

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