You grow ravenous. You run fevers. You know exhilarations. Y... - Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."

"I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room."

"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces together."