The sum of the rivals is constant. - Carole Morin

Murder and sex are both Dionysian. Creative work is first anarchic; and then it’s structured. It’s right brain then left brain. Anarchic then controlled. To be a really good writer, you have to be able to do both. It’s hard work and it takes longer than murder or sex.

Writing is prophesy. Don’t write anything unless you want it to come true.

A sinning nun, her face in a plate of cakes, caught my eye as I descended on the moving stair.