Keep violence in the mind Where it belongs (Barefoot in the Head)

A writer should say to himself, not, How can I get more money?, but How can I reach more readers (without lowering standards)?

That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.

The feat represents immense achievement for the neotenic ape, species Homo sapiens. But behind this lie twooldattributesoftheapetribalismandinquisitiveness.

I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.

Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn't fit for society; I didn't fit into the system.

There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.