"Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what
you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in
the morning and write something you love, something to live for."
"Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity.
It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy."
"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a
love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because
we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the
time and build your wings on the way down."
"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But
it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice,
practice, practice."
