“Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.”

“There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.”

“Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.”

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

“Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.”

“A writer always writes.”

“It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.”