“Being a professional writer is a lot like being a hooker. You'd better find out if you're any good at it before you start charging for it.”

“This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you'll start to feel better. If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this.”

“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.”

“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.”

“Find things to be grateful for. It is easy. You're alive; that's a good thing to start being grateful for right away.”

“Being a writer is like being in a relationship. If you're not 100% committed to your writing, you will fail to be the best that you can be.”