We rarely know where we are going; writing is a discovery.

No civilization, including Plato's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much.

Story isn't a flight from reality but a vehicle that carries us on our search for reality.

Stories are the currency of human relationships.

The universal erosion of values has lead to the universal erosion of story.

No matter our talent, we all know in the midnight of our souls that 90 percent of what we do is less than our best.

When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They're moved by a desire to touch the audience.