“I really think that writing about sex is writing about the mind.”

“Dear Diary, Today I tried not to think about Mr. Knightly. I tried not to think about him when I discussed the menu with Cook... I tried not to think about him in the garden where I thrice plucked the petals off a daisy to acertain his feelings for Harriet. I don't think we should keep daisies in the garden, they really are a drab little flower. And I tried not to think about him when I went to bed, but something had to be done.”

“I write, therefore i am, and therefore do not need other's writing!”

“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.”

“When you make music or write or create, it's really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is you're writing about at the time. ”

“I am a writer and I want to write.”

“Auden? Does he rhyme? I only like poetry that rhymes. Allthe best poets write in rhyme.""Really?""Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare. You can't do better than that.”