“I read hungrily and delightedly, and have realized since that you can’t write unless you read.”
“When I can’t write I read. When I can’t read I sleep. And when I can’t sleep I write.”
“The privilege is not writing a novel, it's to have someone read it. When you look at it that way, you realize the responsibility you have to put your very best on the page.”
“How hungrily we read about ourselves!”
“If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read. One of the things I love to read about is the craft of writing — advice, tips, and techniques from other writers.”
“Read anything I write for the pleasure of reading it. Whatever else you find will be the measure of what you brought to the reading.”