Dogma is invariably wrong, as knowledge is always in a state of transition.

A journey is time suspended.

If you write a book set in the past about something that happened east of the Mississippi, it's a 'historical novel.' If you write about something that took place west of the Mississippi, it's a 'Western'- and somehow regarded as a lesser work. I write historical novels about the frontier.

I never figured it was a cowardly thing to be scared. It's to be scared and still face up to what scares you that matters.

One who returns to a place sees it with new eyes. Although the place may not have changed, the viewer inevitably has. For the first time things invisible before become suddenly visible.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on

A good beginning makes a good end.