There is less trouble and trauma involved in writing a new piece than in trying to salvage an unsatisfactory old one. In Memory Yet Green (1979)
Writing is hard work. The fact that I love doing it doesn't make it less hard work. In Joy Still Felt (1980)
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear. Introduction to Nemesis (1989)
[S]cientific writing is abhorrently stylized and places a premium on poor quality. Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975)
[Writing] is an addiction more powerful than alcohol, than nicotine, than crack. I could not conceive of not writing.