As a writer, self-doubt is useless. Get rid of it, rip it out like a weed and compost it.

You are a writer when your overwhelming need to tell a story outweighs your fear of ridicule.

Bringing you closer to the fragile edge of living is the job of a writer.

Do you know, sire, I think that if we live to tell our grandchildren about this war, they will accuse us of making it up.' -Marielle

We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

We must yield to the power of words. Even God has chosen words to communicate with his creatures like us

A writer is a thought smith

I had everything that I needed, but every morning when I woke up, it just seemed easier to stay in bed and daydream rather than to live my dream.

The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, he makes peace in himself.

I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits.

I think there are still plenty of free-thinking creative people out there. There always will be.

It's important to let each artist do what makes him or her feel comfortable. Success should be a by-product of that.

I loved the idea [of improvisation], but I'd never taken any classes or practiced it.