I never send a story off until I have read it aloud to at least two or three people. Because when I read - and I don't need their criticism, what I need is my own - when I read it aloud, there is a flow, there is a poetry to it.
Harlan EllisonYou're a writer. And that's something better than being a millionaire. Because it's something holy.
Harlan EllisonNow begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.
Harlan EllisonI will live to piss in the open mouths or the open graves of my enemies, whichever comes first.
Harlan EllisonWe walked for some time, and grew to know each other, as best as we'd allow. These are some of the high points. They lack continuity. I don't apologize. I merely pointed it out, adding with some truth, I feel, that most liaisons lack continuity. We find ourselves in odd places at various times, and for a brief span we link our lives to others and then, our time elapsed, we move apart. Through a haze of pain occasionally, usually through a veil of memory that clings, then passes, sometimes as though we have never touched.
Harlan Ellison