Write Quotes

I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing.

In fiction writing, I would say there are several different strands that have been woven through my own writing, and each influenced by a different group of writers.

The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.

He’s written some great songs. I thought that “Blues Man” was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.

All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.

It was a revelation for me, in a practical sense, that you could write in an African language and still reach an audience beyond that language through the art of translation.

I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.

Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I’m a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?

It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.

My mind eclipsed with love notes I wrote at night.