The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

Writing is the painting of the voice.

You write your name in the snow Yet say nothing.

The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive.

Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.

The only reward to be expected from literature is contempt if one fails and hatred if one succeeds.