Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.

Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.

All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories.

Writing is easy: just stare at the screen of your computer until a tear drops on your keyboard.

People who write fiction, if they had not taken it up, might have become very successful liars.

What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.

Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.

Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process.

it's been my experience that most writers don't talk about their craft--they just do it

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal."-The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

I write down my dreams. I use the excuse “I’m writing” to sleep all the time.

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me

My printer printed off blank pages. Is my printer out of ink, or do I just have nothing to say?

Writing doesn’t get easier with experience. The more you know, the harder it is to write.

Writing is more than a gift. It is a struggle that blesses those who see it through to the end.