“The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.”
“With my career I want to either make something or make an impact. Writers both make something, and make an impact.”
“Whenever there is a break up, it's usually not the fault of just one party. Both are usually at fault”
“In this world, either you're virtuous or you enjoy yourself. Not both, lady, not both.”
“Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith)”
“I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you don't experience either one of those, you're being deprived of something.”