If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days.

You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky.

Money's important. Everyone cares about money. And when you don't have money, money becomes the overriding obsession of your life.

Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see where they are going to lead.