Of all the reasons for wanting to write, the only one that nurtures us through time is love of the work itself.
Never sleep with anybody who has more problems than you do.
Story is about eternal, universal forms, not formulas.
Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points.
Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly.
Stories build cultures by answering the big questions.