“What is your advice to young writers?”
“Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.”
― Hot Water Music
“Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.”
― Hot Water Music
“Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
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