“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”
“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.”
“Writing is a lot like sex: at first you do it because you enjoy it. Then you find yourself doing it with others. But if you're any good at all, you end up doing it for less money than it's worth.”
“It's my experience that you first feel the impulse to write in your chest. It's like falling in love, only more so. It feels like something criminal. It feels like unspeakably wild sex. So, think: When you feel the overpowering need to go out and find some unspeakably wild sex, do you rush to tell your mom about it?”
“The first snow is like the first love. Do you remember your first snow?”
“Do you always throw your money away like this?""Only when I'm in love,”