"Guard your first draft with your life."

     -Charles Darwin



"Find what works for you, and exploit it."

     -Mark Twain



"Inspiration is everywhere. Carry a notebook."

     -Victor Hugo



"Time constraints sharpen the mind."

     -F. Scott Fitzgerlad



"Habit is the bed of creativity. Tuck yourself in."

     -Stephen King



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"We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect."



"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."

     -Anais Nin



"If you don't see the book you want on the book shelf, write it."

    -Beverly Cleary