Humor

"Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast."

"Ignore people who say you can't do it, even if this person is yourself."

"...writing Jeeves stories gives me a great deal of pleasure and keeps me out of the public houses."

"When I write, it feels like there are two little creatures that sit on each of my shoulders. One whispers, "You can do this. You've got what it takes." The other sounds like my mother-in-law."

"There are as many ways to discover your story as there are to trip over a dog in the kitchen--and some of them feel about as planned."

"I'd be lying if I said killing off characters wasn't therapeutic in some way."

"May the words come easy, the doubt be weak, and the coffee strong enough to eat through steel. (I don't drink coffee...but I understand most authors do, and they like it with a bit of fight in it.) Now, let us boot up, sit down, and accrue those daily page counts!"

"Well-developed characters will ruin your writing plans every time. You may think you know where you're going with a story, but they have other ideas."

"Some days being a writer consists of telling yourself you aren't insane, your characters are."

"Writing is my life. Life is my hobby."

"Here’s the thing - in this damned century, you’ll meet a lot of people who do a lot of things. What’s funny is the fact that the most desirable attributes of these people are nothing but developed and cultured thoughts. And these things come naturally to people who shine bright. The other guys just try to ape these thoughts, in an embarrassing attempt to recreate some of that magic. Sadly,- what looks beautiful as a natural quotient can be extremely funny and disgusting when replicated manually. Stop replicating feelings; else you’ll turn into one of those duplicate personalities. They’re wannabes. You don’t have to become one!"

"He was a six and a half foot scowl.(on Rachmaninov)"

"I'm a Joker. Dangerous and silly at the same time."

"And fair warning, as part of my tortured-soul thing I have to start being mean to you. Apparently that will make me seem strong and make you seem weak. Because strong nowadays means being a total dick."

"So I've come to the conclusion that it is thus my own fault when these people I have been talking about finally stop saying "Ah" and tell me it's a pity I always do such odd things."

"Is she always like this" "No, usually worse."

"Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble."

"Does it help if we're so strong-willed, stubborn, ambitious, and selfish that we always overcome everything in our way no matter what" asked Wang-mu."I think those are the pertinent virtues, yes," said Peter."Then let's do it. That's us in spades."

"I'm told I'm very charming when people do what I want."

"Oh, Wax has always been solemn, but when he's at his best, there's a smirk underneath."