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

"Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong."

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

"There are people who think that things that happen in fiction do not really happen. These people are wrong."

"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."

"Writing may or may not be your salvation; it might or might not be your destiny. But that does not matter. What matters right now are the words, one after another. Find the next word. Write it down."