...language always occurs in a context - you can speak Elizabethan words, but to speak the language you have to put on the mindset...

...the secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it into your pillow - then write it down ...

...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...

You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.

10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer

Write.
Write more.
Write even more.
Write even more than that.
Write when you don’t want to.
Write when you do.
Write when you have something to say.
Write when you don’t.
Write every day.
Keep writing.

...writing with ferocity is a gift, provided that ferocity is a monomaniacal devotion to pursuing the truth ...