“A writer who can't follow submission guidelines is like a pilot without a plane... ain't gonna get very far!”

“The hard part is putting one word after another.”

“We're all super stars in our own way. We just need to learn how to shine”

“Publication is a marathon, not a sprint. Writing the book is only the start.”

“There's no such thing as 'no market'. Some books are just niche orientated that's all.”

“I have problems with a religion which says that faith in itself is enough for a ticket to heaven. In other words, that the ideal is your ability to manipulate your own common sense to accept something your intellect rejects. It's the same model of intellectual submission that dictatorships have used throughout time, the concept of a higher reasoning without any obligation to discharge the burden of proof.”

“There is balance in taste, too, and an unbalanced taste can't captivate the eater. In order to create harmony, you have to think about balance, and to get balance in the kitchen you have to follow seemingly insignificant but crucial rules.”