Dear, I can't write, it's all a fantasy: a kind of circling obsession.

Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands.

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

My ignorance is essential. I do not write what I know but what I need to know.

The only happy author in this world is he who is below the care of reputation.

The denial of language is a suicidal one and we pay for it with our own lives.

Everybody is talented because everybody who is human has something to express.

The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

People who read your ideas tend to think that your writings reflect your life.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

I don't write about what I know: I write in order to find out what I know.

I don't write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place.

The way to write is to throw your body at the mark when your arrows are spent.

I'm not trying to please anyone. I'm just trying to write a damn book.