"The brain is a calculator, an especially powerful one, but it's not a heart."

"He leaned forward, like an English butler taking a bow and threw up on his shoes."

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

"Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life."

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