“One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now…Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.”

Fast, enjoyable book about the writing process. Will want to read more from Dillard in the future.