You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.

Now, this one might be a little stringy, but then again, it's fiddle player." That isn't fiddle player, it's piccolo player." How can you tell?" It's PIPING hot!" Then blow on it first!

I was never much of a reader. I'm a slow reader, which is unusual, because I'm so into language and I love words so much. But it's hard for me to read.

Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul but it's bad for the heart.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

Sometimes I'll ask the book writer to write a monologue, not to be performed, just as if they were notes for the character.