“I write to find out what I'm talking about.”

“I have no idea what I am talking about
I'm trapped in this body and can't get out”

“I write to find out what I think.”

“I'm exactly the opposite of religious, I'm anti-religious. I find religious people hideous. I hate the religious lies. It's all a big lie. … I have such a huge dislike. It's not a neurotic thing, but the miserable record of religion. I don't even want to talk about it, it's not interesting to talk about the sheep referred to as believers. When I write, I'm alone. It's filled with fear and loneliness and anxiety - and I never needed religion to save me.”

“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining... researching... talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.”

“Why do people want to talk to each other? I mean, what are the things people always want to find out about other people?”

“Perhaps if I make myself write I shall find out what is wrong with me.”

“Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about.”

“Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that”

“This may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about.. when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.”