“My advice is to write in the nude. Unless you do your writing in a public restroom, and in that case, I’d recommend wearing flip flops.”
“You can read until you’re blue in the face, but I’d recommend writing until you’re red in the face. And ass.”
“You write a hit play the same way you write a flop”
“The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best—write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career:”
“There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself.”
“Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.”