Bad Quotes

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

If you’re nice to me I’ll never write anything bad about you.

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

I’m okay with having bad dance moves. I’m okay with having horrible lower teeth. That’s what makes me me, and for some reason, it’s worked out all right.

All good novelists have bad memories. What you remember comes out as journalism; what you forget goes into the compost of the imagination.

Lots of people will protest that it’s quite unreal and that I’m out of my mind, but that’s just too bad.

Anyone who hates children and animals can’t be all bad.

Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

And how can you be so bad for me when I feel like I’m flying?