“Talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. Even when no one is listening (or reading or watching), every outing is a bravura performance, because you as the creator are happy. Perhaps even ecstatic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.”
― Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
― Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
“A boy who once wiped his ass with poison ivy probably doesn't belong in a smart people's club.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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