“...writing with ferocity is a gift, provided that ferocity is a monomaniacal devotion to pursuing the truth ...”

“...my writing is a wild mustang - more thunderous than a lightning storm -and all my skill which I call art, is devoted to simply staying on...”

“...you called me poet-priest - I am. ...devoted to my art, faithful to you...or, is the other way around?...”

“...I don't want security - to be self-assured - I want to risk my heart in making your portrait and be paid the wages of your devotion...”

“...is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?...”

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

“...the secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it into your pillow - then write it down ...”