“When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.” KnowsWayWritingSometimesInspirationWaitingTables Author:Alberto Moravia
“The ratio of literacy to illiteracy is constant, but nowadays the illiterates can read and write.” WritingConstantLiteracyRatiosIlliteracy Author:Alberto Moravia
“Yes, one uses what one knows, but autobiography means something else. I should never be able to write a real autobiography; I always end by falsifying and fictionalizing—I’m a liar, in fact. That means I’m a novelist, after all. I write about what I know.” KnowsShouldWritingMeanRealEndsFactsUseAbleNovelistsLiarsAutobiography Author:Alberto Moravia
“I don't think it's possible to write a good novel around a negative personality.” ThinkingWritingNovelPersonalityNegative Author:Alberto Moravia
“I like to compare my method with that of painters centuries ago, proceeding from layer to layer.” WritingCenturyMethodPainterCompareLayersProceeding Author:Alberto Moravia
