“The problem with being a writer is that it’s not enough to be a writer; one must also be seen to be a writer.”

“That is a good example of why efficient and trustworthy courts are so important. Without them, people are left to their own devices. Frequently, that means violent, vigilante devices. Order breaks down. We no longer have civilization, only individuals acting in their own interest, not the common interest.”

“For years I felt that being respectable meant maintaining a sinister complacency, and the disreputable freedom I sought helped make me a writer.”

“The disorder in Yashar's apartment was that comfortable littering and stacking that only another writer can recognize as order - the considered scatter of papers and books a writer builds around himself until it acquires the cozy solidity of a nest.”

“He regarded himself as an accomplished writer — a clear sign of madness in anyone.”

“The writer, a free man adressing free men, has only one subject - freedom”

“You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.”