“Ignore people who say you can’t do it, even if this person is yourself.” ―
“If you don’t make time for writing, writing won’t make time for you.” ―
“A story isn’t a charcoal sketch, where every stroke lies on the surface to be seen. It’s an oil painting, filled with layers that the author must uncover so carefully to show its beauty.” ―
“Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.”  ―
“You don’t need to wait for inspiration to write. It’s easier to be inspired while writing than while not writing…” ―
“I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, “Is he as crazy as I am?” I don’t need that question answered.” ―Â
“For any writer who wants to keep a journal, be alive to everything, not just to what you’re feeling, but also to your pets, to flowers, to what you’re reading.” ―Â
“If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day… You don’t go to a well once but daily. You don’t skip a child’s breakfast or forget to wake up in the morning… ―Â
If you don’t make time for writing, writing won’t make time for you.”  ―
“. . . you are a writer the moment you start writing, not when you’ve sold your first book.” ―
