“Thus every writer's motto reads: mad I cannot be, sane I do not deign to be, neurotic I am.” WritingMadSaneMottoNeurotic Author:Roland Barthes
“I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow I keep myself sane.” WritingBookEndsMovingSimpleFollowingSaneArrowsOne Direction Author:Jonathan Lethem
“There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. ... It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth ... into a liar - that I call an achievement.” PeopleWritingBelieveArtBookDoneWholeFacesAchievementLiarsSensibleSaneGreat ArtSolemnBrevity Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg