"Literature always reflects the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of a nation or an individual."

"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little ..."

"Writing becomes an act of choosing, a sequence of acts, an uncertain journey. One knows, in writing, that every word is ..."

"The only way to be a writer is to write."

"I am lucky, for I've always wanted to be a writer and have always known what I wanted to write."