“Thus every writer's motto reads: mad I cannot be, sane I do not deign to be, neurotic I am.” WritingMadSaneMottoNeurotic Author:Roland Barthes
“Read like mad. But try to do it analytically - which can be hard, because the better and more compelling a novel is, the less conscious you will be of its devices. It's worth trying to figure those devices out, however: they might come in useful in your own work.” WritingTryingHardMightNovelFiguresConsciousMadDevicesCompelling Author:Sarah Waters
“You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.” KnowsWritingCertainCreatingToolsMadCreating SomethingCynthia Author:Barry Mann
“Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something.” WritingMadInspiredBeing Mad Author:Amy Clampitt
“I was born in North London in 1947. I didn't learn to read until I was almost 8-partly bad schooling, and partly I suspect slight dyslexic problems. My father, driven mad by this, taught me to read. At 9 I began writing.” WritingProblemFatherBornTaughtMadLondonDrivenSuspectsPartingSchoolingDyslexic Author:Tanith Lee