The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Editing is everything. Cut until you can cut no more.
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.
Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.
The only thing I regret is that I didn't do more than I did.
Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly.
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.