I feel like as soon as you take a gun out of a story every other option is more interesting.
– Brandon Graham
Quotes
Reeeeeeeeer
I think writing should always be like that. Just like, “Reeeeeeeeer,” blasting through the desert on a three-wheeler with your mullet that you gave yourself, like, I don’t give a fuck.
– Claire Vaye Watkins, from this fantastic interview. You should read the whole thing. Special thanks to Jane Rawson for pointing it out in the comments.
Proof of Life
Write every story as if it was your last, whether suicide note or proof of life.
– Steve Aylett, Heart of the Original
Forward Motion
It’s all about forward motion. Doesn’t matter what breaks, catches fire or falls over. Get up. Eat fire. Step over debris. Keep moving.
– Warren Ellis (Though I can’t find the original link. I like to think that Warren realised he was being vaguely motivational and decided to purge the post from the internet.)