Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.

Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.

To achieve style, begin by affecting none.

I am always humbled by the infinite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.

A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

The best writing is rewriting.

No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.

Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.

Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.

I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.

Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.

Use the smallest word that does the job.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

Prejudice is a great time-saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it.

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.