"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."
"But the truth is, it's not the idea, it's never the idea, it's always what you do with it."(Online journal entry for January 31, 2009)"
"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."
"If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist."
"Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians."