I'm a poor artist. Through brute force, I brought myself up to mediocre. I've never taken a writing class, but I can write okay.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.
It took me 11 years to struggle through one dumb book, and every day you just want to give up. But you don't find out you're an artist because you do something really well.
I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write.
I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.
Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.
Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's a huge sacrifice.
I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn't even considered it.
Being a writer is a poverty trap. I mean, it's a terrible profession.
You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.
The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one's own misery. 'That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?'
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