A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The desire to write grows with writing.
One who writes a poem writes it because the language prompts, or simply dictates, the next line.
The writer's duty is to keep on writing.
Writing is a way of drifting within my own mind: almost a solitary process, so to speak.
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
A writer who isn't writing is asking for trouble.
Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.
Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.