The true writers never run out of things to say. What they run out of (sometimes) is the desire to say them.

When a celebrated author says a stupid thing it's still a stupid thing.

Do writers force themselves into a state of anxiety in order to have something to write about?

The writer provides the text; the reader, the meaning.

Every writer knows deep down that words are the enemy.

An aphorist is the kind of writer who doesn't know what kind of writer he is.

The real test for a writer is whether their work truly reflects what they think and feel.

Every writer must have this thought at some time: "Why do I do this to myself?

It is not given even to the greatest writers to be able to tell someone else's story.