Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.

Authorship is exhibitionism, and readers a species of voyeur.

They'll find ink in my veins and blood on my typewriter keys.

Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head.

The man who doesn’t read hasn’t any advantage over the man who can’t read.