"Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted." ~ Jules Renard

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~ Elbert Hubbard

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.  ~Agatha Christie

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. ~Gloria Steinem

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. ~ Carol Burnett

I need to write in long hand, paper and pen, me in a quiet room.  The computer offers too much of a distraction.