Books are like rivers, meandering this way and that, but taking us on a steady, flowing course to somewhere different.

The only difference between writers and people who don't write is that writers aren't afraid to display their demons.

It's better to be remembered for what you said, not what you earned.

Someone asked me, 'How do you write a book?' I said, 'I live with a pen in one hand.

Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind.

When I write, I write obsessively. I try to pace myself, but some fires are too hot to put out.

There are books that change our perspectives and books that change our personalities.

People who don't read fiction are scared of what's inside their own heads.

Bravery isn't brandishing a sword. It's standing your moral ground and letting others try their best to take you down.