The road to hell is paved with adverbs. - Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

"Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. It’s not just a question of how-to, you see; it’s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing."

"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."

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

"You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you."

"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."