To be able to have the space to sit down and write has always been my central policy.

People do not change, they are merely revealed.

Only bad writers think that their work is really good.

Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your story is, or how "made up": what matters is its necessity.

God, I hate my family, these people I never chose to love, but love all the same.

We do not always like the people we love- we do not always have that choice.

I have no place left to live but in my own heart.

The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.

There are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.

Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.

It is as it is. Betren son of Bromwell Defender of Delmarath

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

You can get so many sounds out of one record. Every record can be used in some way.

We lie in order to tolerate our existence and, most of all, we lie to ourselves.

I've always had an addictive nature.

Ignorance is the womb of monsters.

The saddest day of your life is when you decide to sell out, and nobody wants to buy.

I don't smoke. Smoking will hurt you when you try to run out a triple.

If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.

you don't need to be better than any one else you just need to be better than you used to be