My narrative is that I've never known what's coming next-I still don't. I fell down the right set of stairs and have been surrounded by people who have picked me up and said, “Let's try this again.” It's been one anxious block of uncertainty after another.

Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing for why they are not writing.

Never let the guy with the broom decide how many elephants can be in the parade.

Feeling creative produces great work in approximately the same way that "feeling like a doctor" makes you a gifted thoracic surgeon.

People will always despise you if you end up doing less stupid BS than they choose to suffer.

Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging.

Everything you agree to do is other things you can't do