“If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.”
“I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I'd rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.”
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.”
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.”
“After Puckoon I swore I'd never write another book. This is it”
“Nothing quite has reality for me till I write it all down--revising and embellishing as I go. I'm always waiting for things to be over so I can get home and commit them to paper.”