“Words are one of the most powerful things given to human beings. In the hands of artists who can use them properly they are like weapons of mass construction.”

“Love is endless, you can never run out no matter how much of it you give away.”

“Self editing is the path to the dark side. Self editing leads to self delusion, self delusion leads to missed mistakes, missed mistakes lead to bad reviews. Bad reviews are the tools of the dark side.”

“The job of a writer is not to convey emotion but to invoke it.”

“In this profession mistakes are all a part of it. If you write something flawlessly you've done something wrong.”

“There's always a but. It's a magical word. You can say anything you want, go on for as long as you want, and then all you have to do is add the magic word and instantly everything you said is erased, turned meaningless, just like that.”

“When did swearing become so easy? You still would never swear in front of your parents or most adults, but when you're with your friends it's like every fifth word. Why couldn't learning Spanish be that easy?”