Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper time, otherwise it's lost. - Thomas Bernhard

“The isolated imagination is easily corrupted by theory, but the writer inside his community seldom has such a problem.” - Flannery O'Connor

“A problem that a character can walk away from is a book a reader can walk away from.” - Unknown

“If you want to be a writer that's the hardest and most important lesson: Finish it. Then go back to fix it.” - Tad Williams

If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical. - Terry Brooks

There is no beauty without some strangeness. - Edgar Allan Poe

When reading, we don’t fall in love with the characters’ appearances. We fall in love with their words, their thoughts, and their hearts. We fall in love with their souls. - Unknown

Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. - CS Lewis

Pixar's story model:Once upon a time there was a ____Every day, ____Until one day, _____Because of that, _____Because of that, _____Until finally,______

If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it. - Beverly Cleary

Hey, quick question: how do I plot a book?Write down everything that happens in the story, then in the second draft make it look like you knew what you were doing all along. - Neil Gaiman