One thing I've found in any project is almost universally about three quarters of the way through - or maybe a little father, maybe seventh eighths on the way through - any project will explode.

It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.

Resistance’s goal is not to wound or disable. Resistance aims to kill

We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.

The awakening an artist must be ruthless, not only with herself but with others.

Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over." "Not to me. Not to them.

The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.