One Must Not Be Shy Where Language

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.

Some People Need A Huge Amount Of Attention, And They Are Worthy Of That Attention, And They're Still Exhausting.

She Sang As If She Was Saving The Life Of Every Person In The Room.

If You're Trying To Find Out What's Coming Next, Turn Off Everything You Own That Has An Off Switch And Listen.

Do You Want To Do This Thing? Sit Down And Do It. Are You Not Writing? Keep Sitting There. Does It Not Feel Right? Keep Sitting There. Think Of Yourself As A Monk Walking The Path To Enlightenment. Think Of Yourself As A High School Senior Wanting To Be A Neurosurgeon. Is It Possible? Yes. Is There Some Shortcut? Not One I've Found. Writing Is A Miserable, Awful Business. Stay With It. It Is Better Than Anything In The World.