"Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book."

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"Life is sometimes novel-shaped, mocking the efforts of those authors who, in an effort to make their…"

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"Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them."

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"I was starting to wonder if I was ready to be a writer, not someone who won prizes, got published…"

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"Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else,…"

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"Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion."

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"There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something…"

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"To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear…"

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"Even if what you’re working on doesn’t go anywhere, it will help you with the next thing…"

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"But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic…"

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"Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live…"

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"It takes a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you’d do something…"

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"I found my first novel difficult. I don’t want to make it sound like it’s any more…"

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"I guess there are never enough books."

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"I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year, if I continued to read great…"

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"Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not…"

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"At first glance it may appear too hard. Look again. Always look again."

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