If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the... - Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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

"The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor."

"You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly."

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

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