Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just g... - Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

"To write is human, to edit is divine."

"I believe the first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than three months…Any longer and — for me, at least — the story begins to take on an odd foreign feel, like a dispatch from the Romanian Department of Public Affairs, or something broadcast on high-band shortwave duiring a period of severe sunspot activity."

"Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy."

"you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will."

"you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will."