I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time at my real work.

If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.

Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it

Tulips come up in spring for no reason. Of course, you planted bulbs and now in April the earth warms up. But why? For no reason except gravity. Why gravity? For no reason. And why did you plant red tulip bulbs to begin with? For beauty, which is itself and has no reason. So the world is empty. Things rise and fall for no reason. And what a great opportunity that is! You can start writing again at any minute. Let go of all your failures and sit down and write something great. Or write something terrible and feel great about it.

Shut up and write anyway. Don't use anything as an excuse.

Finally, one just has to shut up, sit down, and write.

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.