I have spent a good many years since―too many, I think―being... - Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

"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."

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

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

"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."

"When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest."