There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

Writing was a spiritual exercise for my father, the only thing he really believed in.

Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.

Polysyllables obfuscate a preponderant ignorance with so much more style and panache.

One kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me?

I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.

Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest.

But then why do we write if not to tackle the fears that others look to us to conquer?

Writing fiction feels like an adventurous act, nudging aside reality a word at a time.

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.

A work in which there are theories is like an object which still has its price-tag on.

Sometimes, God doesn’t send you into a battle to win it; he sends you to end it.

A novel is like a dream in which everyone is you. They’re all parts of yourself.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.