“It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.”

“If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the tools to write.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

“Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

“The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.”

“I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When you find something at which you have talent, you do that thing (what ever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes pop out of your head.”

“It's like many other things in life, Ellie. You keep on the path and all's well. You get off it and the next thing you know you're lost if you're not lucky.”