For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.
Patrick RothfussNobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?
Patrick RothfussSometimes when I get up after writing, I'm surprised at how my body feels. Suddenly I'm not a lanky, hungry young boy any more. It's no fun putting on ten years and fifty pounds all of a sudden. Other times, I get up and I'm pleasantly surprised that I'm not a weary innkeeper, hopeless, with bones that feel like they're made of lead. I really sink into the characters that I write.
Patrick Rothfuss