Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.

Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction.

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.

Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum.

A writer always writes.