Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for y... - Neil Gaiman

"If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist."

"Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism."

"Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what you need to find. Just read."

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself."

"If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist."