C.J. Heck Quotes & Sayings

I miss those childish days of long ago, when one day was as long as twenty are now ... — C.J. Heck

May you always see the world through the eyes of a child. — C.J. Heck

We all have an inner voice, our personal whisper from the universe. All we have to do is listen
feel and sense it with an open heart. Sometimes it whispers of intuition or precognition. Other times, it whispers an awareness, a remembrance from another plane. Dare to listen. Dare to hear with your heart. — C.J. Heck

A writer's high doesn't come from thinking about the end result, only of the moment, one word, one sentence, one phrase at a time. — C.J. Heck

We writers are a crazy group. I can't think of any other profession where the actual work is deep within, uncomfortable, and wanting out. — C.J. Heck

A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ... — C.J. Heck

At this stage of my life, I've finally come to realize I've learned more from my children than they ever learned from me. — C.J. Heck

On Writing Poetry: Take everyday words beyond everyday talent and write them alive. — C.J. Heck

A writer's goal is to weave the ordinary into fine silk and the truly extraordinary into diaphanous clarity ... — C.J. Heck

A runner's high doesn't come from thinking about the end result, only of the moment, one step, one breath, one heartbeat at a time. It's the same for a writer ... — C.J. Heck

Children have such an innocent view of their world and surroundings; every thought is a garden full of wonder. — C.J. Heck

I've made a lot of choices, some good, some not so good; how sad for those who merely hitchhike along, never daring to choose at all. — C.J. Heck

We are all products of our environment; every person we meet, every new experience or adventure, every book we read, touches and changes us, making us the unique being we are. — C.J. Heck

When writing for children, it's important to keep in touch with our own inner child. What frightened them, made them happy, made them sad or angry? — C.J. Heck