I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.
Shannon Hale.
I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.
Shannon Hale.
What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.
Lucille Clifton.
A genius! For 37 years I’ve practised fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!
~ Pablo de Sarasate
Stop asking yourself what you want, what you desire, what interests you. Ask yourself instead: What has been given to me? Ask: What do I have to give back? Then give it.
Cheryl Strayed. Taken from Brave Enough.
Every first draft if perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.
Jane Smiley.
I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker.
All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. Mark Twain.
Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
Tony Hsieh
The two most important days in your life
are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
Mark Twain.