“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.”

“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”

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

“I sat on the bench by the willows and at my honey bun and read Triton. There are some awful things in the world, it’s true, but there are also some great books. When I grow up I would like to write something that someone could read sitting on a bench on a day that isn’t all that warm and they could sit reading it and totally forget where they were or what time it was so that they were more inside the book than inside their own head. I’d like to write like Delany or Heinlein or Le Guin.”

“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”