Be prepared to say “no” to some things. That is the key. When you say “yes” to every invitation, event and call, you will come back to meet you plans on the paper in the same state you left them.
All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.
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Ernest Hemingway
I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.).. 'I spoke to three scholars, ' [the character says 'at last.']. .two of them said that, after death,...
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Roman Payne
Every wound is a word.
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Lailah Gifty Akita
No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It is native to the soil there, and does not do well elsewhere. But any kitchen can become an ecosystem. If you bake a...
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Erin Bow
Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option.
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Warren Adler
More Quotes By Israelmore Ayivor
His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didn’t prevent it from flopping. He wiped his damp palms on the legs of his jeans and stood up shakily, leaning heavily on his cane. He called himself a masochist for putting himself through this...
People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty.
Nobody speaks smut to my wife and gets away with it.
You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.
What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.
