“You know you’re writing well when you’re throwing good stuff into the wastebasket.”
“Honestly,” he says, “I judge writers on how they write queries. If you’re a good writer, you’re a good writer.” And if not, then not.”
“That’s amazing. You’re five years younger than me and you’re the one giving me the much-needed advice. Thank you.”“Yeah, well in all honesty, I just pulled most that stuff out of my ass. But still, you’re welcome.”
“The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.”
“You look like hell. (Sebastian)Yeah, well, it’s hard to look good when you’re being tortured. (Damos)”
“When you’re a writer, the cure for whatever ails you is always writing.”