The writing life is essentially one of solitary confinement - if you can't deal with this, you needn't apply.
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to the… - Will Self
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to the…
- Will Self
So I was smacked up on the Prime Minister's jet – big deal. - Will Self
So I was smacked up on the Prime Minister's jet – big deal.
In survey after survey, people report that the greatest dangers they face are, in this order: terrorist attack, plane crashes and nuclear accidents. … - Will Self
In survey after survey, people report that the greatest dangers they face are, in this order: terrorist attack, plane crashes and nuclear accidents. …
Don't look back until you've written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote the preceeding day. This prevents those cr… - Will Self
Don't look back until you've written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote the preceeding day. This prevents those cr…
Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can… - Will Self
Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can…
A very beautiful young woman once asked me to sign her breasts. That was back when I was a hip young thing - it's been all downhill since then. - Will Self
A very beautiful young woman once asked me to sign her breasts. That was back when I was a hip young thing - it's been all downhill since then.
The great liberty of the fictional writer is to let the imagination out of the traces and see it gallop off over the horizon. - Will Self
The great liberty of the fictional writer is to let the imagination out of the traces and see it gallop off over the horizon.
Things are only boring if you are boring. - Will Self
Things are only boring if you are boring.
I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at language to reveal a living form. - Will Self
I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at language to reveal a living form.
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