“Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.”
“If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.”
“I'm a good person. In most ways. But I'm beginning to think that being a good person in most ways doesn't count for anything very much, if you're a bad person in one way.”
“It's good to believe in things, love, just make sure the cat doesn't run out of lives; that's all I'm saying”
“Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear. It doesn't matter whether the good writer wants to be useful, or whether the good writer wants to be harm.”
“ They say good boys are found in all corners of the earth. What the idiots never realized is that the f..ing earth is round. Then again, it doesn't matter. 'Cause it's the bad ones you really want.”