“Character is defined by what you do when no one is looking, but the visible can shatter any perfect impression.”

“The more you doubt your talent and strive to improve, the better the writer.”

“Is not our purest form of writing that done without the taint of money?”

“When you write, you can write yourself into the world of your dreams or the world of your nightmares. The choice is yours!”

“...and though death is howling at our backs and life is roaring at our faces, we can just begin to write, simply begin to write what we have to say.”