Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.

Quit smoking in the hope of growing old. It takes a long time to write. People go to books for wisdom and older authors tend to have more of it.

I write every moment that is humanly possible. I write every day and every night. The only discipline I lack is the discipline is to quit.

I know I have to write about the things that keep me awake at night.

If you're writing, you're a writer. If you're talking about it or thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Writing is ninety-eight percent work and two percent magic.

Pay attention to your passions. They are the key to starting and finishing the book you are meant to write. I don't believe in talent. I believe in passion.

I don't *ever* write about real people. Art is supposed to be better than that. If you want a slice of life, look out the window.

Silence has many advantages…I write and draw in my notebook and I read anything I please.