"A story happens when two equally appealing forces, or characters, or ideas try to occupy the same place at the same time and they're both right." ~ Amy Hempel

"You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader." ~ Nancy Kress

"Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words." ~ Mark Twain

"I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of." ~ Joss Whedon

" WRITING 
IS THE
PAINTING
OF THE
VOICE!!!"
~ Voltaire