And so she lived ... hopefully ... ever after. - Neil Simon

A writer without confidence is like a metaphor without something to compare itself to.

Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.

If you can go through life without ever experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet. And if you've gone through pain and think you know exactly why, you haven't examined all the options.