“There are three secrets to writing a novel. Unfortunately nobody knows what they are.”
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
“Unfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.”
“You cannot write unless you write much.”
“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.”
“The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.”
“Writing is the supreme solace.”