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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces.

Writing is like travelling. It's wonderful to go somewhere, but you get tired of staying.

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.

Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

Writing is more about imagination than anything else. I fell in love with words. I fell in love with storytelling.

Writing is much more satisfying on a certain level than acting ever was. Because you're not interpreting someone else's original idea, you can come up with your own.

Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides.