Month: July 2018

“Books are the plane, the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home.” – Anna Quindlen

“There are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.” – Cherie Carter-Scott

“Resolve to be thyself, and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.” – Coventry Patmore

“Having talent in an area does not mean that you are necessarily going to be thrilled or in wild ecstasy over every part of the process. It doesn’t mean you won’t have difficulties and frustrations. It doesn’t mean that there won’t be things to do that you would rather not do. Still, you must in some measure enjoy the process as a totality.” – Laurence Boldt, Zen and the Art of Making a Living

“Motivation increases when we assume large responsibilities with a short deadline.” – Bruce and Stan, God Is In The Small Stuff And It All Matters

“I long to accomplish great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” – Hellen Keller

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.” – Anne Rice

“There is a difference between what you might enjoy as a simple event and what you enjoy as a process. Process is a better tip-off to talent. Writing letters is different from the process of writing books and articles. These involve problems of organization, style, research, logic, concentration, and persistence, which generally do not apply in writing personal letters.” – Laurence Boldt, Zen And The Art Of Making A Living

“People who read a lot and enjoy life and enjoy words make better writers.” – Candice Hern, Author, A Proper Companion