Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.
It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written.
The reasons that drive me to write are many and the most important are the most secret, I think. Perhaps most of all this: to put something out of death's reach.
Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.
The most beaten paths are certainly the surest, but do not hope to start much game on them.
When you have nothing to say, or to hide, there is no need to be prudent.