A direct relationship exists between the caliber of the writing you read and the caliber of the writing you make.

Writers are often given the gift of being spectacularly unhappy, so that they can record the full depth of feeling.

Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast.

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys the writing, even if he doesn’t get paid for it.

Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind.

I’m much more than a writer – I’m someone who puts different words together in an interesting way.

Writing is like breathing underwater. It's really hard to do unless you can imagine yourself a nice set of gills.

If I propose to myself and myself says yes, I get to have the cake, right? I love me, so I’m thinking 12 tiers.

Write and keep writing, not because people will like it, but because someone may get a kick out of thrashing your book.

I don't think you can reach your potential as a writer unless you're a passionate reader, AND read passionately.

If everyone could be a successful and rich author, there would be no point in working so hard. Where is the fun in that?

One of the ways to discover our toughness and resiliency is to look back at where we come from. (from Amazon description)

In her spare time she scribbled her thoughts, wishes and dreams, life and times. It kept her sane despite her loneliness.

I realized I was officially a professional writer when all my plans began with "drink coffee" and ended with "take a nap.

I have wrought my simple planIf I give one hour of joyTo the boy who’s half a man,Or the man who’s half a boy.