Writing is the flip side of sex – it's good only when it's over.

A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

"If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud."

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.

Writing is not a genteel profession. It's quite nasty and tough and kind of dirty.