Humility is not a virtue in a writer, it is an absolute necessity.

The real gladiators of the world are so humble in their origins and unremarkable in appearance that when we stand next to them in a grocery-store line, we never guess how brightly their souls can burn in the dark.

Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.

Age is a clever thief. It takes a little from you each day, so you're not aware of your loss until it'd irreversible.

If we break promises to God, shouldn't we be allowed an occasional violation of our word to our friends and superiors?

The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.

I believe the causes that create them [serial killers] are theological in nature, rather than societal. I believe they make a conscious choice to erase God's thumbprint from their souls.