The act of making a photograph is less a question of what is being looked at than how.

I was unfair to him, of course, but where would I have been without unfairness? In thrall, in harness. Young women need unfairness, it's one of their few defenses. They need their callousness, they need their ignorance. They walk in the dark, along the edges of high cliffs, humming to themselves, thinking themselves invulnerable.

Write down the thoughts and even more, write down a specific line. If you don't, it'll fly away forever.

I have long since decided if you wait for the perfect time to write, you'll never write. There is no time that isn't flawed somehow.

Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.

It doesn't really matter what "genre" your book is. What matters is that it's a good book of its kind. Whatever that kind may be.

Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress.