“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 d...”

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”

“A boy who once wiped his ass with poison ivy probably doesn't belong in a smart people's club.”

“To write is human, to edit is divine.”

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”