“I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do yo...” — Lorrie Moore Quote

“I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't write. No one needs your writing. Don't torture yourself.'”

“Nabokov's adventures in language and style and naked braininess are really unparalleled.”

“When I was in graduate school, I had a teacher who said to me, 'Women writers should marry somebody who thinks writing is cute. Because if they really realised what writing was, they would run a mile.'”

“If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.”

“You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.”

“I was just focused on winning games for the Magic. I was just trying to play at a very high level, just trying to block out all the noise. I had some good games.”