“And because the world is too big and time is too short and you only have one life to live, read!”

“The only reason you can't write is because you don't.”

“Sound gives life to our words just as well as the images they conjure up and the sound is there, whether or not we read them aloud.”

“A deadline gets a writer's work done done better and faster than any inspiration, if only because inspirations don't always come, but the deadline is always there.”

“A world without adjectives would still have the sun rising and setting, the flowers blooming, the trees bearing fruits, the birds singing, and the bees stinging.”

“Every story is a ride to some place and time other than here and now. Buried in an armchair, reclined on a couch, prostrate on your bed, or glued to your desk, you can go places and travel through time.”

“Our body does get old, but our spirit, never. If we write well enough, we might even live forever.”