Writing has been my refuge, but it has always made me feel more alone.

It is impossible to describe any person as they actually are. The moment you talk about a person, even mention their name, you trivialize them.

What is style? It is to speak in your own voice about the things that matter to you.

I find writing ridiculous, a senseless charade, but it does comfort me somehow.

You need spirit, fire, to write. You can't write out of indifference.

You need fire, conviction, to write. You can't write out of indifference.

Great writing comes from nowhere and is about nothing. It is pure invention.

Writing is discovering what you don't know.

One's deepest feelings seldom make it to consciousness let alone to paper.