“Words are the bones. Writing is the lungs. Reading is like breathing.”

“Young children are developing more of an artistic orientation, and the orientation they develop is so naturally graceful and lively that many great artists have said that they constantly try to recapture it.”

“Each store will fulfil some of your needs, but no individual store can meet all of your needs. Learning how to set realistic expectations now and in future relationships requires you to examine each of the existing stores to see what they can offer.”

“One wrong social move---say---like hanging with the wrong person,” she said nastily, “Can make your life around here a living nightmare and I definitely don’t think that you want that.”

“There are three certainties in a writer's life: death, taxes, and rejection letters.”

“Behind every novel is a greater story of how it came to be published.”

“Sometimes, the inessential is essential.”