"When you are writing, you are trying to find out something which you don't know."
The canvas is a battlefield where colors fight for survival.
Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It's not a matter of being better at what you do – it's a matter of being different at what you do.
The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.