The book was blunt and had an honesty about it, whereas the movie was just a beautiful lie.

Half of what I write is garbage, but if I don't write it down it decomposes in my head.

The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar.

An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional.

I spent a long time writing in obscurity. You'll spend a long time writing in obscurity.

They say everything that can be written has been written. I say we are just getting started.

She writes things with her movements that I for the life of me could never write with a pen.

I've found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing.

Read as widely and as deeply as you can. You have to be a reader before you can be a writer.

A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way.

I know that no reader ever asks a question. A writer must force his favors upon his readers.

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.