"A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from."

— Arthur Miller 🌱

"Talent is cheap. What matters is discipline."

— Andre Dubus 🌱

"What I am trying to achieve is a voice sitting by a fireplace telling you a story on a winters evening."

— Truman Capote 🌱

"Make it so good and so clear that it doesn't need any further explanation."

— Shel Silverstein 🌱

"Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like all-embracing compassion."

— Arnold Bennett 🌱

"When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away even if it's only a glass of water."

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 🌱

"You can only write regularly if youre willing to write badly Accept bad writing as a way of priming the pump, a warm-up exercise that allows you to write well."

— Jennifer Egan 🌱

"Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay"

— Susan Sontag 🌱