The greatest predictor of a novel's quality is the novelist's willingness to confront the unlovely truth about himself or herself.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
"Writing is a way to leave a piece of yourself behind."
You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.