You will never work through writer's block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the next time.

To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict.

All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills.

It is possible to combine a story line and plot line in the same work. Usually the storylines comes first, serving as a background to the plot line, but not always.

When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are unyielding, you have the makings of high drama.

For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.

The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.

For some it is harder towrite a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.

Wealth can be created. Wit and intelligence can't.

Yo Mama’s so ugly, when she joined an ugly contest, they said, “Sorry, no professionals.

Put God first in all that you do, and He will never place you last in any race.

We exist in the world of books.

A nightmare has taken hold of my body. Lunacy has dug its way inside my mind.

Good company upon the road is the shortest cut.

By the end of this century, climate change will reduce the human population to a few breeding pairs surviving near the Arctic.

I think the hard part is over. Now it's time for us to play.

Mind cannot think without duality. Duality is the way of thinking. In silence, all dualities disappear.

Always, always lead by example. Those whom you lead will be quick to grasp the true identity of a truly professional NCO and will be more willing to follow, obey and persevere.