"Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on."

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."

"Revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done."

"Writing is a lonely profession. And that's okay. Because sometimes, the best company is yourself."

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."