“To be a writer is to embrace rejection as a way of life.”
“In the shower today I tried to think about the best advice I d ever been given by another writer. There was something that someone said at my first Milford, about using style as a covering, but sooner or later you would have to walk naked down the street, that was useful... And then I remembered. It was Harlan Ellison about a decade ago. He said, Hey. Gaiman. What s with the stubble? Every time I see you, you re stubbly. What is it? Some kind of English fashion statement? Not really. Well? Don t they have razors in England for Chrissakes? If you must know, I don t like shaving because I have a really tough beard and sensitive skin. So by the time I ve finished shaving I ve usually scraped my face a bit. So I do it as little as possible. Oh. He paused. I ve got that too. What you do is, you rub your stubble with hair conditioner. Leave it a couple of minutes, then wash it off. Then shave normally. Makes it really easy to shave. No scraping. I tried it. It works like a charm. Best advice from a writer I ve ever received.”
“If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author.”
“Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness. ”
“Ignorance isn t a sword. It s a weight that drags a soul swirling to the bottom of the sea.”
“We have all been empowered by the web: everyone with a keyboard can now effectively broadcast to a national audience. In a sense, it puts each of us on the same footing as the major media conglomerates, except for AOL, who now apparently own all our thoughts and teeth.”
“I m not trying to please anyone. I m just trying to write a damn book.”
“The best part about being a writer is getting the last word.”
“Ending a series is a difficult one .......where should a story that you have followed for so long end? When do you step away from the characters and let the readers decide their fate from there? When they can stand on their own is my only answer for that.”
“Each time you turn your life issues over to God and allow Him to lead, you build trust in Him.”
“When people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters.”
“Kamu nggak akan pernah bisa hidup berdampingan dengan masa lalu.”
“I believe that everyone should have a dream and believe in it. Make it real, bring it to life. You ll never regret trying. Trying is what strengthens your heart and delivers courage. Once you believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.”
“The only happy author in this world is he who is below the care of reputation.”
“The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.”
“I m the first to admit that I don t write right. Now, relax and enjoy the show! The sideshow, that is.”
“~Reading a book is like looking through a window!”