To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.

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Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found...

I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found...

When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it...

When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it...

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely...

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely...

Write what should not be forgotten

Write what should not be forgotten

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

For when all else is done, only words remain. Words endure.

For when all else is done, only words remain. Words endure.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring...

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything.

Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything.

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

Written reports stifle creativity.

Written reports stifle creativity.

I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college......

I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college......