Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.
- J. P. Donleavy
As for me, this is my story: I worked and was tortured. You know what it means to compose? No, thank God, you do not! I believe you have never written to order, by the yard, and have never experienced that hellish torture.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
An excellent precept for writers: have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.
- Ximenes Doudan
