I think if you write from your own gut, you'll come up with something interesting, whereas if you sit around guessing what people want, you end up with the kind of same schlock that everybody else has got.

I was just like, 'You know what? If I want to write about the culture war, I don't wanna be a pawn in it anymore.

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.

The key to being a wonderful writer is not to write. You just get out of the way, leave room for God to walk in the room, and when I write something that I know is right, I get on my knees and say, 'Thank You.

When you're at odds with yourself, it's hard to create. Sometimes the writing process is as easy as opening up the window and letting in the breeze. And sometimes it's like chiseling away at a block of granite with a pencil.