As one passion begins to fail it is necessary to form another, for the whole art of going through life tolerably is to keep oneself eager about anything.
Susan SontagWhy wouldn't you write to escape yourself as much as you might write to express yourself? It's far more interesting to write about others.
Susan SontagI don't write easily or rapidly. My first draft usually has only a few elements worth keeping. I have to find what those are and build from them and throw out what doesn't work, or what simply is not alive.
Susan Sontag