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

Quote by William Styron

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

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.

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

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

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

The writer's duty is to keep on writing

Let's face it, writing is hell.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

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.

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.

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...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can...

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the...

Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the...

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...