A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.

It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.

But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.

Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

A writer always writes.

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

Every great genius has an admixture of madness.

Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.

Practice every time you get a chance

Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don't notice where we happen to be.

I'm up to my ears in unwritten words.

"Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I mean, this is pathetic."

What I've learned is that there is nothing in this life that does not fail to disappoint us, even our own deaths.

I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating.

We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

I think a lot of people came into rock n' roll to try to change the world. I came into rock n' roll to make music.