“Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option.”
“I am not retiring. Writers don't retire. Writers never stop writing.”
“The writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.”
“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.”
“Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.”
“The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.”