you must not come lightly to the blank page. - Stephen King

"Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule."

"Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up."

"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."

"When asked, "How do you write?"I invariably answer, "One word at a time,"and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That's all. One stone at a time. But I've read you can see that motherfucker from space without a telescope."

"Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame."