You can pet him, Mr. Arthur. He's asleep.

Nothin’s real scary except in books.

I try to give'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason.

Writing is simply something you must do. It's rather like virtue in that it is its own reward.

To be a serious writer requires discipline that is iron fisted. It's sitting down and doing it whether you think you have it in you or not. Everyday. Alone. Without interruption. Contrary to what most people think, there is no glamour to writing. In fact, it's heartbreak most of the time.

A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them.

You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.