“Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.”
“Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.”
“A writer always writes.”
“Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.”
“The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.”
“A migraine is the cockblock of writing.”