If I'd been listening closely, I'd have caught the sound of the gods having a great big old tee-hee at my expense.

I caution writers all the time to slow down and pay more attention to the work in front of them than to the end result. I don't think you write one book and get anywhere. I think you write five books and then maybe you are finally on the right path.

Sometimes I claim I write because I put in an application at Sears and they've never called back.

The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.

People get careless when they're feeling safe.

Give yourself time to get better.

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.