To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.

It isn't writing at all - it's typing

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.