If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.
A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press.
The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.
It's the family you choose that counts.
I don't sign contracts for my books.
The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.