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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.

I do tend to feel more connected to dead writers, perhaps because they have finished their work.

A lot of writing's going down dead ends that don't go anywhere.

I know people who have gone into career death spins, and that's something you're always aware of as a writer.

A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.

Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure, only death can stop it.

If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.

I think that there is something beautiful about mortality. It makes our decisions mean more.

Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.