One Must Not Be Shy

Writing Is A Miserable, Awful Business. Stay With It. It Is Better Than Anything In The World.

People Always Say, "can Writing Be Taught?" I Always Think, I Can Teach You How To Write A Better Sentence, How To Do Dialogue, How To Do Character, But I Can't Teach You How To Be A Decent Person, And I Can't Teach You How To Have Something To Say.

I Can't Write The Book I Want To Write, But I Can And Will Write The Book I Am Capable Of Writing.

Show Kindness Whenever Possible. Show It To The People In Front Of You, The People Coming Up Behind You, And The People With Whom You Are Running Neck And Neck. It Will Vastly Improve The Quality Of Your Own Life, The Lives Of Others, And The State Of The World.

You Can't Say, "i'm Too Busy Writing To Be Political." You Are One Person.