#authors

"If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy."

"Kind words change the world."

"Her words are her wings. She's flying."

"Don't just write a strong female protagonist. Be one."

"The best writing speaks when the heart whispers."

"I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over. In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page."

"If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality."

"Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell"

"When is now."

"One day, your light will silence the darkness, and you will be surrounded by the beauty within."

"The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know about yourself."

"A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise."

"When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead."

"Like a flower, feel yourself rise above and begin to open."

"Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks."

"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."

"Love is written by the soul."

"We as authors sign a pact with our readers; they'll go on reading because they trust us to play fair with them and deliver what we've promised."

"Love is alive when there's music in your heart."

"It was one of the dullest speeches I ever heard. The Agee woman told us for three quarters of an hour how she came to write her beastly book, when a simple apology was all that was required."