He who speaks without an attentive ear is mute.

The first is that good writing consists of mastering the fundamentals (vocabulary, grammar, the elements of style) and then filling the third level of your toolbox with the right instruments. The second is that while it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while is equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible, with lots of hard work, dedication, and timely help, to make a good writer out of a merely competent one

Good books are for consideration after, too.

Life was a wheel, its only job was to turn, and it always came back to where it started.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.

Even the company of the mad was better than the company of the dead.