“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.”
“No, I don’t have to tell a soul about this, I promised myself. When you are a kid, you don’t know yet that a secret, like an animal, can evolve. Like an animal, a secret can develop a self-preserving intelligence. Shaglike, mute and thick, a knowledge with a fur: your secret.”
“Raise up your glasses against evil forces; Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.”
“The practice of art isn't to make a living. It's to make your soul grow.”
“...a secret, like an animal, can evolve. Like an animal, a secret can develop a self-preserving intelligence. Shaglike, mute and thick, a knowledge with a fur: your secret.”
“Writer's block is caused by forcing your will on the Divine.”