David Sedaris

I just give the illusion of exposing myself, but really, I'm not exposed at all. There's a real me that's inside my diary, and then there's a character of me. Whenever you write about yourself, real people live in the world, and characters live on the page, and you become a character.
-David Sedaris

Write everyday and read everything you can get your hands on. Write every day with a pen that's shaped like a candy cane.
-David Sedaris