It all adds up; never discount your efforts, because small efforts build big things. One word doesn't make a novel, but one word does begin a novel, and from that small beginning everything else follows. Even if it's just 'The', write something on that blank page.

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print

Self-doubt is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

And the moment you care that much, a man has you. He owns a little piece of your soul, and he can beat you to death with it.

[Roland] jerked back too fast to see, and his fist was suddenly connecting with my chin. I didn't pass out, but my body went limp. Part of me was screaming silently. The other part was saying, 'Oh, what pretty trees.