It isn't the consumers' job to know what they want.
Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from it and don't publish too many of the results.
The night is the hardest time to be alive and 4am knows all my secrets.
You hold onto what you have; you do not give it up easily, even when you know it is poisoning you.
Some nights are made for torture, or reflection, or the savoring of loneliness.
I can't heal your pain but I can see it. And you don't have to be lost. Not forever.
Never relinquish your terrors. That's when they catch you.
If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.
If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it as best I can. I'm going to give it everything.
A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.
Wherever you are, that's the entry point.