“...when you're a writer, you become deeper and more uniquely distinct, the more you go inside yourself...”

“...if you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone...”

“...it's good to know wave and particle alpha code, but more than that, the writer must go to the heart of life ...”

“...when you look at the stars, you should tremble - only dullards have become callous to this frisson ...”

“...when people oppose your view, you can become a lightning rod, but if I were you, I'd let them stew...”

“...you can have a dark heart and be a writer, but you can't have a black one..”

“...don't be self-conscious - other people are completely unaware of you and more concerned with how they appear ...”