Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets.

You enter a book as if you are setting out on a journey and, if it is a good book, you will be a different person when you reach the end.

Writers strive for the impossible: perfection. Even the universe is flawed.

There is only one secret to great writing and that's great writing.

Writers tell you what to think. Great writers make you think.

Writing is draining. Every word is like lifting a stone and levering it into place. Your head aches, your muscles ache and every word you conjure up is heavier than the last one.

You must write as if each word is a precious drop of blood, or a tear to be saved in a glass phial.

Write what you want to write. That's the only advice a writer will ever need.

Choosing whether or not to insert a comma is the same as choosing whether or not to buy a house.