A writer who does not write is nothing. One may as well be a fisherman who doesn't fish, a stripper who doesn't strip, or a beggar who doesn't beg. - Caitlín R. Kiernan

The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer down to some level beneath herself. And she — the author — should fight always to prevent that dragging down, especially when the only possible benefit of allowing it to happen is monetary.

Language is a poor enough means of communication as it is. So we should use all the words we have.

You love someone. You don’t leave her to drown. And you don’t tell her she’s crazier than she already knows that she is!