April 18, 2004

Why Nick Hornby Writes

“I write because I can’t do any of the following: paint, sculpt, sing, take photos, play an instrument, commute, wear a suit, remember appointments, return phone calls, work for a boss, concentrate in a meeting, serve food and drink, teach, or do anything else at all, really. Nor can I ever ignore the urge to try and get out what’s in, however hard I try.” — Nick Hornby

via Beautiful Stuff

Posted by Karen at April 18, 2004 07:04 PM in writing
Comments

Reminds me of what a millionaire prostitute-syndicate leader once said when she was arrested and asked why she did what she did.

I paraphrase: “The 2 easiest things to get rich from are sex and food. And I’m a horrible cook.”

Posted by: jimmy at May 8, 2004 02:25 AM