In life there are no problems, that is, objective and external choices; there is only the life which we do not resolve as a problem but which we live as an experience, whatever the final result may be.

Quote by Alberto Moravia

Topics: Choices Quotes, Problems Quotes

Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem...

Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem...

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions...

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...

The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers...

The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers...

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one...

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one; or both. Usually...

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one; or both. Usually...

RIBROASTER, n. Censorious language by oneself concerning another. The word is of classical refinement, and...

RIBROASTER, n. Censorious language by oneself concerning another. The word is of classical refinement, and...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect,...

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect,...

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...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

The really great writers are people like Emily BrontÃ« who sit in a room and...

You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed

You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed

The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...

The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from...

Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now use only four-letter words Writing prose...

Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now use only four-letter words Writing prose...