Quoted

"To me (and to my little-known collaborator, a man name [sic] of Sigmund Freud) there are only two primary writer-motivations: namely, ego-gratification and catharsis. You can combine ego-gratification and catharsis in one object by picturing an enema tube with your name printed on it."
— Robert Bloch, "This Method of Catharsis" 1945