“Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.”

“A writer always writes.”

“I write every day whether somebody pays me or not. I write every day whether or not self-doubt is kicking my ass. It's what writers must do.”

“Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.”

“I write fiction. It may have mystery, it may have horror, it may have fantasy, it may have love, but like life, it's all the same genre.”

“We often wait for that knock of opportunity, though I've found it's better to just grab a chainsaw and cut open your own fucking door.”

“As some people turned to religion for comfort, so, Highsmith wrote in her notebook in September 1970, she took refuge in her belief that she was making progress as a writer. But she realised that b...”

“Its important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your min...”

“Reason, Observation and Experience the Holy Trinity of Science have taught us that happiness is the only good; that the time to be happy is now, and the way to be happy is to make others so. This...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”