Life is about trying things to see if they work.

With a book tucked in one hand, and a computer shoved under my elbow, I will march, not sidle, shudder or quake, into the twenty-first century.

My job is to help you fall in love.

The only good writing is intuitive writing. It would be a big bore if you knew where it was going. It has to be exciting, instantaneous and it has to be a surprise. Then it all comes blurting out and it’s beautiful. I’ve had a sign by my typewriter for 25 years now which reads, ‘DON’T THINK!’

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

You must never name the goal. You must never tell us the target you're hitting for. You must automatically go toward it without ever naming it.

If someone tells you to do something for money, tell them to go to hell.