“When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.”
“Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.”
“This may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about.. when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.”
“"A writer has to talk about the things that go untalked about”
“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.”
“There’s always something to talk about, even if you talk about how there is nothing to talk about. Of course, I’m talking about love.”