Don't let society's defined genre hold you down, be a free spirit and just write, let society be the one to decide where each piece fits in.
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
The poet or the story-teller who cannot give the reader a little ghostly pleasure at times never can be either a really great writer or a great thinker.
Not everything can stand the test of time, but a story can.
Everything is going to be all right. Miracles happen everyday.
Life is the stuff of miracles.
A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ...
Live whatever draws out the magic within.
Have the discipline to listen to and to trust your instincts.
It is only through fiction and the dimension of the imaginary that we can learn something real about individual experience. Any other approach is bound to be general and abstract.
Art is everywhere.
Writing in the dark is hard, but you have to light your own candle and do it anyway.
Breathe in the beauty all around you.
Publication is a marathon, not a sprint. Writing the book is only the start.
A critic is a legless man who teaches other people to run
If you're silent for a long time, people just arrive in your mind.
I mostly want to remind her of the recipes of healing, and give her my own made-on-the spot remedy for the easing of her pain. I tell her, Get a pen. Stop crying so you can write this down and start w...
Writers are the engineers of human souls.
Great writers teach as well as entertain.
Writing is something you Do and not discuss. Talk is cheap, wishes are free and a fool is included with every purchase. So spend your time wisely.