We will be one step down from the Creator," she said, her olive-hued face tightening into an expression that she considered dramatic. "Imagining a world and then making it. - Walter Mosley
He made me question what was, when for a whole lifetime up till that moment, I accepted the world’s excuses. - Walter Mosley
The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the world they inhabit, the world we all inhabit, and the job of the novel is to make the corpse stink. - Walter Mosley
I destroyed that doll, hoping the sacrifice would somehow reverse time and bring my father back. I was a mad scientist and an angry child. - Walter Mosley
If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day... You don't go to a well once but daily. You don't skip a child's breakfast or forget to wake up in the morning... - Walter Mosley
I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things. – Associated Press interview, 12-7-11 - Walter Mosley
The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this rule: Getting the work done and connecting with your unconscious mind. - Walter Mosley