“Most good writers are good psychologists.”
“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.”
“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.”
“If you need drugs to be a good writer, you are not a good writer.”
“About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.”
“I'm a good person but a shitty writer. You're a shitty person but a good writer. We'd make a good team.”