“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
“The silverback gorilla doesn’t eat turkey sandwiches, chips, and McDonald’s.”
― Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
― Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
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