“Writing, real writing, should leave a small sweet bruise somewhere on the writer . . . and on the reader.”
“Writers write like readers and read like writers.”
“If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.”
“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”
“Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.”
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”