The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.
Thus, from admiration of one wise and innocent child, and from a misheard remark, the process that not even Aristotle could codify was triggered. Where do you get your ideas? I purposely mishear things.
Writing a novel is like going a great distance to take a small shit.
Now begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.
Who wants a library full of books you’ve already read?
A writer who writes more than he reads is an amateur.
I can’t picture in my mind three hundred and sixty thousand dollars… When I think of it, all I can see in my mind is a big nickel.
Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?
Don’t start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don’t. They’ll make you look like chopped liver.
Because the chief commodity a writer has to sell is his courage. And if he has none, he is more than a coward. He is a sellout and a fink and a heretic, because writing is a holy chore.
If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you; but if you really make them think, they’ll hate you.
People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing…