“take a writer away from his typewriterand all you have leftisthe sicknesswhich started himtypingin thebeginning”

“Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all of the tricks and has nothing to say.”

“To be an honest writer, you have to be away from home, and totally alone in life.”

“I am a writer.I have been a writer my whole life. Words are the only things I have ever believed in. These words… They are a part of me. And they always will be. You can take away everything I own. You can take away my money, my friends and family and strangers I have met once. You can take away my love, my hate, my happiness and sorrow. You can take away my memories, my past and present and future. You can take away my life. You can take away everything.But you can never take away these words. You can never take away the fact that I am a writer.”

“Take away health, wealth, and material success and all you have is each other. Maybe that's the place we should start.”

“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”