But they are looking away from the true object in their creativity. Throw up in your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon. I pray to God through my fingertips, through this machine. If you're going to burn him, make sure he's dead.
Some people hijack planes and take hostages.
I write books. If I didn't write I'd be dangerous. Unless you think you can do better than Tolstoy, we don't need you. If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn't hesitate to do so. Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.