“Honest. It's almost always best to go with honest. It means you never have to worry about getting your story straight.”
“If you're not honest about what you want, you're never going to get anywhere.”
“If you’re honest with yourself as a writer, trying to tell the best story you can, your story will be an honest one. And your values will come out, no matter how hard you try to disguise them.”
“Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself”
“Teaching is not about information. It's about having an honest intellectual relationship with your students.”
“Don't worry about meaning. If a story's any good, it can't help but have meaning. Let the PhDs tell you what your story means.”