“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
― The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
“The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. Journey wisely.”
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“If you work hard enough at something, it begins to make itself part of you, even though you do not really like it and know that part isn't real.”
― Death of a Red Heroine
― Death of a Red Heroine
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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