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I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.

I think it's great when writers get recognition; it doesn't happen very often. I just don't want that writer to be me. Let it be Aaron Sorkin or, you know, somebody good.

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

And writing I think is a gift that you have, the same as acting, in a way.

We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent.

I've written many nonfiction books, but that's a special gift.

People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.

Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.