I have met so many people who say they've got a book in them, but they've never written a word.
From Khaled Hosseini
You have to write every day, and you have to write whether you feel like it or not.
Write the story you need to tell and want to read. It's impossible to know what others want, so don't waste time trying to guess.
Read the kinds of things you want to write; read the kinds of things you would never write. Learn something from every writer you read.
I'm glad I wrote them when I did because I think if I were to write my first novel now, it would be a different book, and it may not be the book that everybody wants to read. But if I were given a red pen now, and I went back... I'd take that thing apart.
I'm so fascinated by how people destroy each other and love each other.
I do live with the very real possibility that we don't have endless stories to tell.
I felt on the periphery of high school culture; one of those invisible creatures that walk the campus. I think it was a lot worse for my parents.
You have to be able to interact with people whose politics you disagree with.
Afghan people are just so tired of war.
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