"I also imagine that there’s some secret to writing, and no one will tell me what it is. I know it’s not true, but still.”
"I read hungrily and delightedly, and have realized since that you can’t write unless you read.”
"The only way to write a book, I’m fond of telling people, is to actually write a book. That’s how you write a book.”
"With writing…you have your eyes closed, and you’re passing your hand over the stove, trying to feel where the hot spots are…you trust the hot spots.”
"The only rule I can come up with for short stories is something’s got to happen, but not too much.”
"You need to spend time to find the word that has weight.”