Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga.

Be wary of security as a goal. It may often look like life's best prize. Usually it's not.

If writing seems hard, it's because it is hard. It's one of the hardest things people do.

My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.

A clear sentence is no accident.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly-about any subject at all.