“Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.”

“You dont have any control over anyones feelings.You cant make your parents feel proud of you.You cant make anyone like you.You cant make anyone love you.You can make it easier for them, by sacrific...”

“Description is the color in the canvas of your story.”

“Do you think youre not ready to start that big story idea/project youve been thinking about forever?Jump in. Write anyway. The only way to make the impossible a reality is to take a leap of faith.”

“All great stories began as shitty first drafts.There are no exceptions to this.”

“Writing is an adventure. There is no way to know where it will take you, and what you will find. You could find success. You could find fans. Or, best of all, you could find yourself.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”