Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should f... - Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

"Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects."

"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work."

"If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway."

"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."