“Sorry, pigtails, but subtlety isn't an option anymore.”
“It isn't the subjects we write about but the seriousness and subtlety of our expression that determines the worth of or effort.”
“Writer's block? I've heard of this. This is when a writer cannot write, yes? Then that person isn't a writer anymore. I'm sorry, but the job is getting up in the fucking morning and writing for a living.”
“Bleeding isn't optional for most of us.”
“Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional.”
“If killing yourself is not an option anymore, you have to sink into the darkness instead, and make something out of it.”