“They are tangled children, trying to make their way in spite of the handicaps you have imposed on them.”Tagged: Writing, How to be a writer, Writing Books
“You have to have a taste for words. Gluttony. You have to want to roll in them. You have to read millions of them written by other people.”Tagged: Writing, How to be a writer, Artists, Quote of the Moment
“I am often given the big smiling handshake at parties (which I avoid attending whenever possible) by someone who then, with an air of gleeful conspiracy, will say, ‘You know, I’ve always wanted to write.’ I used to try to be polite. These days I reply with the same jubilant excitement: ‘You know,…”Tagged: Writing, How to be a writer, Artists, Quote of the Moment