“...no good writing flows from a polluted well - you can write about monsters, but you can't be one...”

“...you fantasize about me reading my poems to you - it doesn't work that way - I write down everything later - living is not an after-thought...”

“...they say a reformed roue makes the best husband, but, Oh! Didn't they tell you? Monsters can't be reformed...”

“...you can have a dark heart and be a writer, but you can't have a black one..”

“...you forget love - though you fled from them, you secretly loved the monsters of your childhood...”

“...if you always move in certainty, your writing will be flat - creativity is a rugged terrain...”

“...in India ink your writing is lovely, but not as lovely as your hand - it is your hand - I know your hand - it fits so well in mine ...”