If you write for yourself, you'll reach all the people you want to write for.

Decide what you want to do. Then decide to do it. Then do it.

Don't try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read. Editors and readers don't know what they want to read until they read it. Besides, they're always looking for something new.

Telling a writer to relax is like telling a man to relax while being prodded for a possible hernia.

Writing is a craft not an art.

Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose.

Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.