Fish," the old man said. "Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?

Writing is something that you can never do as well as it can be done. It is a perpetual challenge and it is more difficult than anything else that I have ever done.

No one you love is ever truly lost.

Before we take to the sea, we walk on land. . . Before we create, we must understand. . .

He knew he would not be afraid. Even if he ever was afraid he knew that he could do it anyway.

I read my own books sometimes to cheer me when it is hard to write, and then I remember that it was always difficult, and how nearly impossible it was sometimes.

Life is pain, so live it up while you can.