...when you're a writer, you become deeper and more uniquely distinct, the more you go inside yourself...

You don't teach a person how to write as much as you teach that person how to survive the writing process.

...writing with ferocity is a gift, provided that ferocity is a monomaniacal devotion to pursuing the truth ...

First time I ever put pen to paper, I had one goal – to build something no one had ever thought of before.

Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.

Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.

Every writer or wanna-be writer has ideas for books. The problem isn't finding an idea, it's choosing one

People wonder why you choose certain subjects to write about. The truth is: you don't really. They choose you

Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

Write the ending first and then you'll know before the opening sentence that it's going to be a good book.

There is nothing more valuable in the writing process than a friend to hold you accountable to your own potential.

The nerve which controls the pen winds itself about every fibre of our being, threads the heart, pierces the liver.

...it's not the medium that's the message - it's consciousness - the wonder of being able to wonder ...

Writing, is not a race. Is to distill the soul letter by letter in a slow and delicate process that will take years.

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.