I Did Spend Years As An Addict,

But There's One Thing I'm Sure About. An Opening Line Should Invite The Reader To Begin The Story. It Should Say: Listen. Come In Here. You Want To Know About This.

‎if You Want To Be A Writer, You Must Do Two Things Above All Others: Read A Lot And Write A Lot…reading Is The Creative Center Of A Writer’s Life…you Cannot Hope To Sweep Someone Else Away By The Force Of Your Writing Until It Has Been Done To You.

A Good Reputation Is Something That Must Be Earned, Yet Can Never Be Bought.

The Simple Truth Of Things Is That Bad Dreams Are Far Better Than Bad Wakings.

The More Fiction You Read And Write, The More You'll Find Your Paragraphs Forming On Their Own.