Quotes of the Week

I don't try to guess what a million people will like. It's hard enough to know what I like.
—John Houston

Write. Write every day, even if it is only a page or two. The more you write, the better you’ll get.
—George R.R. Martin

Respect your characters, even the minor ones. In art, as in life, everyone is the hero of their own particular story.
—Sarah Waters

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.
—Lorraine Hansberry

The third act must build in tempo and action until the last event, and then—that’s it. Don’t hang around.
—Billy Wilder

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not falling down, but the staying down.
—Mary Pickford

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.
—Elmore Leonard