“Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean. ”

“You have two kinds of secrets. The ones only you know. The ones only you don't.”

“Tyranny and fantasy both like to write everyone else's lines.”

“What is more yours than what always holds you back?”

“Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean. ”

“All work is the avoidance of harder work.”

“I sell my time to get enough money to buy it back.”