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

Writing is the act of discovery.

I think talent is like a water table under the earth—you tap it with your effort and it comes through you.

Writing practice brings us back to the uniqueness of our own minds and an acceptance of it. We all have wild dreams, fantasies, and ordinary thoughts. Let us to feel the texture of them and not be afraid of them.Writing is still the wildest thing I know.

I still write with pen and paper and have someone type it on a computer. But rewriting I do by hand.

So even though I couldn't bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day.

You'll lose your reader if you are vague, not clear, and not present. We love details, personal connections, stories.