Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.

Some people are born with a fire inside them. The will to succeed. It isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just some unknown biological factor that makes them try harder.

Fate is a future you didn't try hard enough to change.

Sir, this lane is for ten items or less. I’m counting thirteen items in your cart, including that hemorrhoid cream. And while hemorrhoids might give you a reason to be nasty, they don’t give you a reason to be in this lane.

There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published.

All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals.

Sorry to hear about your Dad." He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him." "Heart attack?" "He was hit by a Pizza Express truck.