“Writing is an act of faith.” – E.B. White

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

“If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.” – Terry Brooks

“You can’t be farsighted if the road ahead is blurry.” – Steven Johnson

“No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived. . . ” – Donald Miller

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

“No-one thinks of himself as a villain.” – Christopher Paolini’s character Oromis in his book Eldest.

“Your first chapter is not a straight horizontal line. It’s a jagged driveway leading up a dark mountainside — and the shadows are full of danger.” — Chuck Wendig

“The Writer is an Explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land.” — Rallph Waldo Emerson

“It’s not until you really throw your character into the story that you can genuinely understand who they are .” — Elijah Bynum

“If you . . . don’t put in the work, your book may remain in the muck.” — Nathan Bransford

“The two things in life you are in total control over are your attitude and your effort.” — Billy Cox

It’s all behind the scenes. . .

"It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” — Paulo Coelho

"Creativity is a combination of discipline and childlike spirit.” — Robert Greene

"If you fail you may be disappointed, but if you don’t try you are doomed.” — Beverly Sills

“You too can have your book out in the wild.” Nathan Bransford

"If you fall in love with the vision and not the words, the rewriting will become easier. — Nora DeLoach

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt