Quotes

“There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises, and you might not even be able to uncompromise yourself. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.” – Toni Morrison

“More people have talent than discipline. That’s why discipline pays better.” – Mike Price

“It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time, I was too famous.” – Robert Benchley

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach

“We don’t receive wisdom. We must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust

“What we call results are beginnings.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Faith is the gift of the spirit that allows the soul to remain attached to its own unfolding.” – Thomas Moore

“Consciousness is nothing but awareness — the composite of all the things we pay attention to.” – Deepak Chopra

“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – The Buddha

“We have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross