“A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That's why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations.” NationsDefeatedStorytellerExplaining Author:Mark Richard
“I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought nobody can make a living from being a writer in Brazil. They were not wrong.” ParentCareersBrazil Author:Paulo Coelho
“The best job that was ever offered to me was to become a landlord in a brothel. In my opinion it's the perfect milieu for an artist to work in.” JobsArtistPerfectOpinionBest JobLandlordBrothelsMilieu Author:William Faulkner
“I get up and I have coffee and I speak to no man and I go to my desk.” MenSpeakCoffeeGet UpDesks Author:Hortense Calisher
“Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed!” MatterLiteratureTeethFixedThings That MatterOnly Thing That Matters Author:Delmore Schwartz
“People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write.” PeopleShouldWritingArtSoulOrderGrowsPracticePaintMaking Money Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.” IfsWantNeedsHateDangerBirdEnvyReincarnationBotheredWant HimHate HimBuzzards Author:William Faulkner
“Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy.” DoeSpeakUnhappyMuse Author:Stevie Smith