All Quotes By Tag: Writing-life
“Some of my greatest successes in business are simply the result of taking huge, calculated risks.”
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“Stop now and decide to never worry again about what others think about you.”
“Start having more confidence in yourself, and others will do the same.”
“Have you noticed how prejudice still exists today. For instance, now they challenge famous people for their past achievements: People like Christopher Columbus and now even Vince lombardi. Nothing surprises me. I never grew-up with prejudices against anyone. I don’t care what color you are or where you came from. This sort of stuff to me never made sense. You see I grew up in a “educated family.” Education teaches you not to be so ignorant.”
“Don’t ever rely on one job, business contact, etc for your main source of income. Receive multiple sources of income for success.”
“God still works in us and through us when we feel like we’re not producing anything worth writing home about.”
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“Literature is the ditch I’m going to die in. It’s still the thing I care most about.”
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“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers”
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“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing”
“Don’t believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true”
“One author said “I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It’s hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants”
“The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective reality that comprise the physical universe, social communities, political dynamics, and other facets of human existence. Looking in certain other corners of the same mirror, he or she may experience glimpses of a True Self sheltered deftly behind a mask of public proprieties.”
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“To say that a writer’s hold on reality is tenuous is an understatement-it’s like saying the Titanic had a rough crossing. Writer’s build their own realities, move into them and occasionally send letters home. The only difference between a writer and a crazy person is that a writer gets paid for it.”
“All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories.”
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“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.”
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