“Writing songs is a profession; so it's not an attempt to take things from my interactions with other people and for some reason give them to a total stranger to listen to. I find it offensive to hear other people do that.” PeopleGivingWritingReasonSongStrangerProfessionInteractionOffensiveWriting SongsInteraction With Others Book:Will Oldham on Bonnie Source: Will Oldham on Bonnie
“I abide by a rule concerning reviews: I will never ask, neither in writing nor in person, that a word be put in about my book.... One feels cleaner this way. When someone asks that his book be reviewed he risks running up against a vulgarity offensive to authorial sensibilities.” WayFeelsWritingPersonsBookRunningAsksRiskReviewsSensibilityOffensiveCleanersVulgarity Author:Anton Chekhov