Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone.

You never push a noun against a verb without trying to blow up something.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

If you let conditions stop you from working, they'll always stop you.

Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in.

If you live with dogs, you'll never run out of things to write about.

Remember to get the weather in your damn book--weather is very important.

La plus grande chute est celle qu'on fait du haut de l'innocence.

Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.

Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.

The writer must wade into life as into the sea, but only up to the navel.

My English teacher said that a writer is the worst judge of his own work.

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

There is no such thing as an "aspiring writer". You are a writer. Period.

You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all.