Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. I don't know if you ever played competitive tennis, but you learn not to watch bad tennis; it messes up your game. Art's the same way.

Why do I always feel like you're trying to staple my umbilical cord to the corner of your desk?

Money can't buy happiness but it'll sure keep a mess of grief off your front porch.

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

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.

Write for the love of your art. Someplace down the road, the money, the fame, they'll come, but by that time you won't be thinking in terms of money or fame.

I think all good narration contains an element of mystery and suspense. If it didn't, if the storyline were predictable, we would have no interest in reading it.