Writers writing about writing

I have an unnatural affection for famous quotations. They should rarely (if ever) be used in a story, I believe -- your goal should be to create new famous quotes, not recycle old ones. But they come in handy in conversation, as if all wisdom came in a snack-food size.

Here are some gems I came across recently in the Funny Times:

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
- Thomas Mann

A man has to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.
- Ernest Hemingway

If I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces.
- Paul Fussell

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publication.
- Fran Lebowitz

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.
- J. Russell Lynes

If you can't annoy someone, there's little point in writing.
- Kingsley Amis

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
- Peter De Vries