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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

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...

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty...

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty...

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 writer's duty is to keep on writing.

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

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...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Whether or not you write well, write bravely

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should...