Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him.

Tell him he's wrong. Tell him that even if he's right about waiting, he's right for the wrong reasons, and that makes him all the way wrong.

In the years since, I've discovered there's a lot to be said for boredom.

Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world.

Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. It’s not just a question of how-to, you see; it’s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.

For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.

People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.