“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”

“I am a politician which means I am a liar and a crook. When I am not kissing babies I am stealing their lollypops.”

“Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear.”

“if you don't write it down, then it never happened”

“If you don't write it down, it never happened.Cathy (& Jack) Ryan”

“Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a questi...”

“Writing is a struggle against silence.”

“Work on a good piece of writing proceeds on three levels: a musical one, where it is composed; an architectural one, where it is constructed; and finally, a textile one, where it is woven.”

“People who think that grammar is just a collection of rules and restrictions are wrong. If you get to like it, grammar reveals the hidden meaning of history, hides disorder and abandonment, links t...”