Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enrich every story moment without slowing the action.

Never think of revising as fixing something that is wrong. That starts you off in a negative frame of mind. Rather think of it as an opportunity to improve something you already love.

It is the nature of stories to leave out far more than they include.

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant.

It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise.

Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts.

another word for talent is obsession.

when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most.

I was an adult before I began to learn that there is a difference between a conversation and an argument.

my experience as a fiction writer tells me that the deeper I look into myself, the more universal is the experience I find there.

Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools.

The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those have not viewed the world.

If God give you a status, don't turn yourself to a statue. Don't become a monument. God still want to reside inside you but not in a monument.

We told each other what movies we were currently watching and what books we were reading.

Was Daedalus really stricken with grief when Icarus fell into the sea? Or just disappointed by the design failure

No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it.

How cruel it must be for a man to live past his soul.

The most revolutionary act is a clear view of the world as it really is.

The tragedy of love is indifference.

If you have a great manager, you want to pay him very well.