“All writers are dreamers on some level.” – Nora Roberts

“I believe if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
– Milton Berle

“If there is a story that is written for the rest of your life, the one who writes it is you.”
– Shad Helmstetter

“Creating is the great proof of being alive.” – unknown

“Every day you choose your attitude and the way you will respond to every aspect of your life.” – unknown

“There is no agony like having an untold story inside of you.” – Maya Angelou

“When you are in the field of creativity, you lose track of time. Only the flow exists.” – Deepak Chopra

“Good fiction creates its own reality.” – Nora Roberts

“If you have a dream – even if you don’t feel qualified to accomplish it – try your hardest.” – unknown

“Creativity dries up if you allow negativity to creep in.”
– M.K. Gamble

“Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.”
– Henry Amiel

“Visions fail because of how you spend your time – what you read, what you watch, what you listen to affect your vision … You have to pass a lot of good things to do the right things.” – Myles Monroe

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” – Proverb“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.” – James Allen

“All people who regard writing as a profession write consistently.” – Nicholas Sparks

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible – and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
– St. Francis of Assisi

“Average is your enemy.” – P. R. Lane

“Authors and artists are teachers because they persuade their public.”  – Gilbert Highet

“Writing is – at its best – a kind of inspired play for the writer.” – Stephen King

“Strength of character comes from hard work.” – S. Phillips

“Stay still, be quiet, and listen ro your heart. Then, when it speaks, get up and go where it takes you.” – S. Tamaro

“I believe in stories. The world has enough dogmas. It’s stories we need more of, stories that reverence the still small voice that sings our life.” – Sue Monk Kidd

“When it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” – J. Chin

“You learn to write by doing it.” – Madeleine L’Engle

“Write from inside, from what you know, and your unique voice will come through loud and clear.” – L. Zuckerman

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s hunger meet.” – F. Buechner

“Many a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.” – Milton

“Writing is a profession, just like any other, and in order to succeed and get to the top, you have to be disciplined.”
– L. Perkins

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle

“I think that what one loves in childhood stays in the heart forever.” – J. C. Putney

“Discipline is more important than inspiration.” – L. Rice

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King

“We are and will become what we think about all day long.” – Anon

“God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.” – Dolly Parton

“The most important thing in life is to be in the will of God…. the specific will of God for the conduct of your own life.” – R. W. Schambach