A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.
Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.
Cliches are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.
Create a world in front of your readers where they can taste, smell, touch, hear, see, and move. Else they are likely going to move on to another book.
Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other.
A writer can do without food for a few hours, but not without the sight of books.
Be a good reader first, if you wish to become a good writer.
As you become a better writer, the writing becomes more difficult. You toil harder to tell a story in a lesser number of words.
Ideas either age like fine wine or rot like potatoes over time.
Dreams are good at playing with your memory. They love leaving no trace behind and hate to show up once again in the morning.
Almost every single thing you hope publication will do for you is a fantasy, a hologram--it's the eagle on your credit card that only seems to soar.