There’s no right way to tell all stories, only the right way to tell a particular story.

Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.

We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real life by writing about them.

The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness.

A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.

Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.

Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.

Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.

Most of us dont live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.

If you are going to hide yourself and you will not stand against the work of the bad people, you have given them an endorsement.

Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate

Be the person you really are and not the person you'e allowed yourself to become, " Kate said to Nikki. From 'Life Song

It's not what you did, but what you could have done if you allowed the Lord to work His will in your life.

It is futile to debate on what is wrong and right with people whose remorse is not their punishment, nor is it reasonable to care about their promise and criticism.

Happiness is found when no one is looking

Don't ever write anything you don't like yourself and if you do like it, don't take anyone's advice about changing it. They just don't know.

That portion of reality that can be composed within a frame can be understood.

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

For the surface, I'm not interested in painterly convention. It's more interesting if it looks like it painted itself.