“You've got to take the bitter with the sour.”
“The kiss tasted of bitter sleep, the sourness of the wine. Something brought by each of them.”
“If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it will take all day. Act like you've got all day, it will take fifteen minutes.”
“You've got to think of every talent you have, every gift you could give the world around you. And you've got to take the chance of giving it. (246)”
“You've got to take it on faith that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”
“Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes everything you've got.”