“I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.”

“Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.”

“The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended.”

“Bad things are not the worst things that an happen to us. NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us.”

“And it's best if you know a good thing is going to happen, like an eclipse or getting a microscope for Christmas. And it's bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. But I think it is worst if you don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.”

“The best things about writing are the freedom to please yourself creatively, personal accomplishment and the journey of personal growth. The worst is that you alone own the criticism and blame.”