The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world.

The difference between neurosis and wisdom is struggle.

In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the center of chaos, make one definitive act. Just write.

There's an old adage in writing: 'Don't tell, but show.' Writing is not psychology. We do not talk 'about' feelings. Instead the writer feels and through her words awakens those feelings in the reader. The writer takes the reader's hand and guides him through the valley of sorrow and joy without ever having to mention those words.

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.

Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table.