I’m convinced that the arts could be something of a higher…

“I don’t want to re-write the same old book with the same tired techniques. I’d rather bring something new to the table that’s true…

— Veronika Carnaby

“Many people don’t realize the connection between music and literature and I’m here to tell them that it does exist!”

— Veronika Carnaby

I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.

— Walter Legge

“Why should some foul word-slinging curb my ambitions?”

— Veronika Carnaby

“Go for it without qualms and forget about the naysayers.”

— Veronika Carnaby

“Every story reads on multiple levels to convey a greater, more intricate message, and it's the reader's role to tap into that.”

— Veronika Carnaby

“Creative people, especially those who are just starting out, feel that they have to conform and be a mass-produced product in order to be…

— Veronika Carnaby

“When the world turns its back on you, for God’s sake, don’t get discouraged.”

— Veronika Carnaby

“It's quite simple. I just don't feel right without a pen in my hand denting a hole through my notepad.”

— Veronika Carnaby

I think the inception of my interest in arts was when I was around 9 or 10 and I started dancing. I was really…

— Robin Wright

“I don't subscribe much to the belief that things happen for a reason, that there's some higher power at the controls, directing all of…

— Linwood Barclay

People still struggle with this notion of gifted writers somehow being in touch with a higher power, but it's all about showing up and…

— Laura Lippman

“Because sometimes Lucky wanted to change everything, all the bad things that had happened, and sometimes she wanted everything to stay the same forever.”

— Susan Patron

Sometimes I think I'm a nihilist because it doesn't matter, none of this matters. We're all following the will of some unknowable higher power,…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

“One of the most challenging aspects for those who are seeking to find the God of their understanding for the first time is His…

— Marta Mrotek