Writing in a new style never hurt anybody. Upside: if it does, you can write about it!

Stretch your writing muscles. Maybe the sophisticated technique nagging at you is something you’re just naturally good at. How else will you know?

I think much of a #writerslife is figuring out how much coffee is needed to fuel madness & creativity while avoiding having to pee.

Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.

She watched the gap between ship and shore grow to a huge gulf. Perhaps this was a little like dying, the departed no longer visible to the others, yet both still existed, only in different worlds.

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.

To have a sense of education and ethics is important.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

He who sees things grow from the beginning will have the best view of them.

I actually have a number of lovely watches from the International Watch Company.

Hopefully, I can continue to do anything I want. I just want to do things that I'm passionate about in this life.

I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open.

There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them.