And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word.

People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.

Don't feel bad when I die; I've been dead for a long time.

Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.

Writing well is the best revenge.

There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about it.

His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.