Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.

No sensible author wants anything but praise.

A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence.

Writing is about freedom. It may become precious and fleeting at any time. Don't let anybody shackle down your wings with doubt.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.