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

Quote by Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Topics: Writers Quotes

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order...

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order...

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she...

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she...

If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don't need an enemy.

If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don't need an enemy.

Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, and dont put up with people that are...

Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, and dont put up with people that are...

Suicide is the punctuation mark at the end of many artistic careers

Suicide is the punctuation mark at the end of many artistic careers

Almost every war ends, properly, with its veterans feeling deceived and pointless and gullible, with...

Almost every war ends, properly, with its veterans feeling deceived and pointless and gullible, with...

Some jerk infected the Internet with an outright lie. It shows how easy it is...

Some jerk infected the Internet with an outright lie. It shows how easy it is...

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a...

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a...

We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any...

We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any...

You often start with a job you don't want on the way to fulfilling the...

You often start with a job you don't want on the way to fulfilling the...

I'd be hanging out in my bathrobe all day, stinky, just writing, and my mom...

I'd be hanging out in my bathrobe all day, stinky, just writing, and my mom...

I've told my wife that if the Hispanic population in NASCAR keeps growing, I'm going...

I've told my wife that if the Hispanic population in NASCAR keeps growing, I'm going...

The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse....

The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse....

Politics is just show business for ugly people

Politics is just show business for ugly people

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Al Gore has found a new job. He is going to teach journalism at Columbia...

Al Gore has found a new job. He is going to teach journalism at Columbia...

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.

Happiness is an inside job

Happiness is an inside job

Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for...

Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for...