“I believe obstacles come as a reminder for writers to remember without conflict there is no story. I am learning to look at life as my teacher in becoming a better writer.”

“Even amid our problems we can find words that will help us explore, be mindful, grow, and create a better way of living.”

“I work my inspiration til I find a spark of life in it I draw on it I siphon it I earn my multi-hyphenate.”

“Your personal writing can heal, grow, and transform your life. Give your words permission to change you.”

“The Throes of Poetry – Hymns formed from groans of acquaintance, its rhythm weaving between tranquility, compassions, and peril – like bare feet stomping on broken glass – bleeds, recoils, then steps again.”

“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking”

“Writing poetry is a passion, ignited by thoughts, fueled by ink. A way to travel through another mind, where souvenirs of tears are tucked away inside your soul. Or leave you with smiles for miles, depending on which route you go.”

“Weekends were made for writing.”

“Words make it possible for our thoughts to travel through time and survive us.”