“If you can't do what you want, do what you can.”

“Never do yourself, what you can con professionals into doing for you.”

“Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.”

“You try to give away what you want yourself.”

“What you are is a question only you can answer.”

“The rule for finding plots for character-centered novels, which is to ask: 'So what's the worst possible thing I can do to *this* guy?' And then do it.”

“Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.”