“It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.”

“I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.”

“I want everyday magic.”

“Nothing makes you feel smaller than New York City...”

“I've never been high. Writing is my drug of choice. You don't ever have to come down from that kind of high, I tell ya. And, best part is, it's free.”

“My stories are my children. Some are sweet infants that I coddle and care for. Others are old enough now, they need to damn well get a job!”

“For the love of mercy, I cannot walk into mediation with a swollen vagina, Cash. Please.I smile against her thigh, rubbing my scratchy face against the softness of her skin.Is that what Im doing? I...”

“So that's the telephone? They ring, and you run.”

“How beautiful would history have been if it could be written beforehand and then acted out like drama!”

“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”

“Nature: it might be the magical key to unlock a locked imagination.”

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”

“great writers are indecent peoplethey live unfairlysaving the best part for paper.good human beings save the worldso that bastards like me can keep creating art,become immortal.if you read this aft...”

“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.”

“Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious. When you're conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring about the truth, you have the ability to throw the lights on ...”