“Write in pictures. With your words, let the reader see not letters, but images. Be specific about every detail, but don't describe it--make it happen on the page, if you were writing fiction, or make it happen over again, if you were writing about history or some recent event.”

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

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

“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.”

“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 blank page is no empty space. It is brimming with potential... It is a masterpiece in waiting -- yours.”

“Words are music to the ears, alone or together, with or without melody.”