Quotes

“Words are forever. When we say them, their effect lasts forever. When we hear them, their effect lasts forever.”        –Gail Sher

“Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of aloneness to learn that Anything or anyone that does not bring you alive, is too small for you.”  

—David Whyte from “Sweet Darkness”

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“Take a risk a day–one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.” —-Susan Jeffers 

Subtly, calmly, quietly, peacefully call on the power within you and be successful. Excellence is your birthright; happiness is your birthright, and life is your birthright.   -Yogi Bhajan

Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn.                            –John Updike

 

 

 “What I had to learn—the lesson of bad behavior—was to honor the most profound desires I had, no matter how unpresentable or unsavory they might be, and to do it by creating scenes, on paper.”    

–Charles Baxter   The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot

 

“Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.”

–Henry Miller

“I stay inspired by encouraging others to live out their destiny.” –Wayne Dyer

“Each person is merely fullfilling their own destiny; allow them to do so.”

—–David Hawkins from Eye of the I

“PERSEVERE through everything: the time it takes to write, the people who condescend, the bad advice, the good advice that you must follow, the effort it takes to get in touch with agents or editors. And always honor the craft, the care required to get it right.”—Rishi Reddi

“Chocolate changes old wives into young and fresh women, it sends renewed vibrations through their flesh, it makes them want what we know but cannot say, from the moment they have tasted that sweet chocolate.”James Wadswurth (17th century) from Callebaut site

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
       - Keshavan Nair

“What the inexperienced novelist has not yet learned is how to make all that vivid stuff as vivid to the reader as it is in the writer’s mind.”

—Donald Maass from Writing the Breakout Novel

“Words are like grass pushing up where you least expect them. Let them grow.”                                                       

—Richard R. Powell  from Wabi Sabi for Writers