The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis.

Less is more.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.

Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

Thought is action in rehearsal.

A clear sentence is no accident.

If the nails are weak, your house will collapse. If your verbs are weak and your syntax is rickety, your sentences will fall apart.

I need you more than I need the sunshine.

It is in trifles and when he is off his guard that a man best shows his character.

There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.

If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it's completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.

When I hit bottom, I can attack the problem and get to where I want to be.

People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain.

If i had to do it all over again? Why not, I would do it a little bit differently.

The profession of the writer has its thorns about which the reader does not dream.

You're either a missionary or a mission field.

It's so important to reach out to people you trust, and who can give you honest feedback, and keep those people close to you. You don't want to surround yourself with enablers.