The dirty secret of art is you don't have to show people your bad writing. That's what we have the delete key for.

We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we're surprised by its relative ease. We're left to wonder why we dreaded it until we realize that most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.

It seems to me that the civilized human being is a skeptic someone who believes nothing at face value.

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.

Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly.

Writing is a marathon, not a sprint.

Leaders use story to author the future.