The writer must be four people
1) The nut, the obsédé
2) The moron
3) The stylist
4) The critic
1 supplies the material; 2 lets it come out; 3 is taste; 4 is intelligence
A great writer has all 4— but you can still be a good writer with only 1 and 2; they’re most important.
Susan Sontag
funny stories/happy endings 