Quote by Jason Duncan

“My stories are not against anyone; they are for the life we need.”

— Dorothy Allison

“But my writing won’t ever reflect the diversity that literature in general should be capable of. You need writers whose lives are not like…

— John Scalzi

“My stories aren’t for everyone—they were never meant to be—but”

— Kevin J. Anderson

“Be an advocate for the people and causes important to you, using the most powerful tool only you have—your personal stories.”

— John Capecci and Timothy Cage

“You have to be careful what you write and not allow self righteousness to cloud your ability to be objective. This story is not…

— Crystal Evans

“Everyone has a story. It is what defines us. Our stories continue to change as we evolve in-and-out of our own skin, changing and…

— Brandon Garic Notch

“You are not a story, your life is a story and you are the writer, write an inspiring one.”

— Drishti Bablani, Wordions

“The greatest stories come from trying to make your own contradictions meet and get along.”

— Barbara Hall

“I am a writer who came from a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring…

— Eudora Welty

“What we put in and leave out of our stories tells us something about who we are.”

— Eddie S. Glaude Jr

“I hope that by sharing my story, I inspire others to stand for what they believe in and know that their voice matters, even…

— Dominique Moceanu

“Three kinds of people get talked about: The fascinating, the freaks and the nefarious.”

— Donna Lynn Hope