A Book Begins As A Private Excitement

The Three Most Important Documents A Free Society Gives Are A Birth Certificate, A Passport, And A Library Card.

Longing, The Hope For Fulfillment, Is The One Unwavering Passion Of The World's Commerce.

I've Known Several Cases Of Writers Who Decide To Write About Something And They Research The Hell Out Of It And When They're Ready To Write, They Can't Move Because They Are So Burdened. I Start Writing. Whatever I Need Somehow Comes To Hand.

Planning To Write Is Not Writing. Outlining, Researching, Talking To People About What You're Doing - None Of That Is Writing. Writing Is Writing. Writing Is Like Driving At Night In The Fog. You Can Only See As Far As Your Headlights, But You Can Make The Whole Trip That Way.

The Images Of Things Are Not The Things In Themselves.