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> [“Sweat, blood, and tears mean nothing in your writing if you’re not willing to burn what doesn’t work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/sweat-blood-and-tears-mean-nothing-in-your-writing-if-you-re-not/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

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## More by Jason E. Hodges

> [“You know you’re getting somewhere as a writer when the rejection letters mean as much as spam in your inbox.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/you-know-you-re-getting-somewhere-as-a-writer-when-the-rejection/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“For some folks the world is filled to the top with hurt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/for-some-folks-the-world-is-filled-to-the-top-with-hurt/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Lies are served like a fine delicacy. But beware, the truth of it all will sour, lodge in your throat, and choke your very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/lies-are-served-like-a-fine-delicacy-but-beware-the-truth-of-it-all/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Sleeplessness and being a writer seem to go together hand in hand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/sleeplessness-and-being-a-writer-seem-to-go-together-hand-in-hand/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Chaos is life, if you're doing great things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/chaos-is-life-if-you-re-doing-great-things/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“I was just a drifter, a writer of what I saw.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/i-was-just-a-drifter-a-writer-of-what-i-saw/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Writers that are pouring their soul out for the world to see, will cast a perfect reflection of themselves in their work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/writers-that-are-pouring-their-soul-out-for-the-world-to-see-will/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“I’m not afraid to die, but I’m also, not afraid to live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/i-m-not-afraid-to-die-but-i-m-also-not-afraid-to-live/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“I write novellas, short books, whatever. I set out to write a good story not write a dictionary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/i-write-novellas-short-books-whatever-i-set-out-to-write-a-good-story/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“A shovel is the greatest motivational teacher I know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/a-shovel-is-the-greatest-motivational-teacher-i-know/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Express to our world what is alive inside us not what their world says we should be… Our true selves should never be created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/express-to-our-world-what-is-alive-inside-us-not-what-their-world/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“We didn’t have AC or Cable TV. We had shade trees and storytellers. This is where my writing comes from.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/we-didn-t-have-ac-or-cable-tv-we-had-shade-trees-and-storytellers/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Even the wolf gets anxious, but the wolf keeps moving and doing, all while being washed in the magic of moonlight”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/even-the-wolf-gets-anxious-but-the-wolf-keeps-moving-and-doing-all/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“Some live it, some wish they lived it, and some never know it’s there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/some-live-it-some-wish-they-lived-it-and-some-never-know-it-s-there/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

> [“People who think following your dreams is a fairytale don’t realize they’re living the biggest fairytale of all, following the sheep”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-e-hodges/people-who-think-following-your-dreams-is-a-fairytale-don-t-realize/)

[Jason E. Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-e-hodges/)

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