One of the saddest sentences I know is "I wish I had asked my mother about that." Or my father. Or my grandmother. Or my grandfather. As every parent knows, our children are not as fascinated by our fascinating lives as we are.

There are all kinds of writers and all kinds of methods, and any method that helps you to say what you want to say is the right method for you.

A simple [writing] style is the result of very hard work.

Keep your paragraphs short. Writing is visual - it catches the eye before it has a chance to catch the brain.

Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray.

The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis.

Writers must constantly ask: what I am trying to say? Surprisingly often, they don't know.