“Write. Don't think. Relax.”

“Work. Don't Think. Relax.”

“I'm the first to admit that I don't write right. Now, relax and enjoy the show! The sideshow, that is.”

“I don't think you ever get to relax. I mean, sure there's a couple of people who could, but I bet they don't. Because by the time they get to where they could relax, they don't. Because by the time they get to where they could relax, they've gotten completely used to not being able to. How do you just suddenly become somebody who relaxes? The kind of ambition you need to get to that place is not relaxing. It's searing. I think there's probably something about living your whole life in a popularity contest -- trying to get people to like you who you couldn't give a flying fuck about -- that kills relaxation.”

“But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write should be stomped on. ”

“I'm purely a popular writer, with no axe to grind apart from writing a good read' for entertainment and relaxation.”