I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let's face it, writing is hell.

Quote by William Styron

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And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.

And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for...

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for...

Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of...

Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of...

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.

I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live...

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can...

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that [the books] have...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

He [Shakespeare] was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.