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

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average

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

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.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

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.

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

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.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.

Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.