Tony D Souza Inspirational Quotes (6)

I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.

I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.

In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work and died. That may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one.

When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive when the subversive has become mainstream.

Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse a chance to get to know you.

In a way, 'On the Road''s greatest victory is that nobody's eyes will be opened any longer by reading it the last time I met any young people who were actually 'on the road' was when I covered Occupy St. Louis. Those few, dirty kids were fighting a battle even they couldn't articulate.