Money Quote by Brené Brown

“Every writing project must be reduced before you start to write.”

— William Knowlton Zinsser

“I do so much writing. But so much of it never goes anywhere, never sees any light of day. I suppose that's like gardening…

— J.R. Tompkins

“When I own less, fewer things go wrong and need to be fixed. I have more space: openings in my calendar, room in my…

— Lisa J. Shultz

“Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day, for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the…

— Katrina Monroe

“Work often gets in the way of more important things, like writing.”

— Paul West

“Being a writer is like going on holidays everyday ... without the expense”

— Jennifer Larmar

“Life seemed so much more manageable when you could write it down neatly on paper.”

— Sarah Dessen

“Writing is the only way to run away from home, without ever leaving.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“However, just like any line of work, writing is a negotiation, and creative control is as elusive as financial stability. I discovered that writing…

— Alice Driver

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall

“I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being concious of living.”

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“I hate writing, I hate pens and paper and all that fussiness. I have done well enough without it too, I think. Oh, I…

— Sebastian Barry