“You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich. A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery.” WritingCertainNovelCreativeRichSafeEssentialsLongingBlowPitySheerVagueCreative WritingAlienationRobberyRuthlessnessArmed Robbery Author:Nelson Algren
“Thinking of Poe, thinking of Mark Twain and Vachel Lindsay, thinking of Jack London and Tom Wolfe, one begins to feel there is almost no way of becoming a creative writer in America without being a loser.” WayAmericaCreativeLoserCreative Writers Author:Nelson Algren
