Writing is a way of speaking without being interrupted.

The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.

Always demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It prevents you from trying to make it perfect， so you have to make it different. Different is better.

"The beauty of literature lies in its ability to transcend time and space."

I don't have a plan. I never have. I just do what feels right at the time.

You have to find in yourself what makes you different from everybody else.