Author Quotes Quotes Quotes & Sayings

Writing is something you Do and not discuss. Talk is cheap, wishes are free and a fool is included with every purchase. So spend your time wisely. — Jaime Reed

I can't remember the words she spoke when they finally opened the garage door and yanked me inside, but I was petrified. It wasn't sound Mom's screams or the jolt of her grabbing me by the shoulders and shaking me like a rag doll that plagues my memory, but the look of her eyes- wide, wild, and unrecognizable. — Maggie Young

Sometimes, authors' descriptions of unique fictional characters are like mirrors that reflect the readers image back. — Ben Abix

...when I die I'll meet my characters in heaven. And they won't be made at me . . ." Nick Cole

Probably the coolest quote from an author I have ever heard! — Nick Cole

An author is like an incompetent bricklayer - doesn't use mortar and keeps rearranging the bricks until someone tells him to stop. — Chris Everheart

Sometimes a soldier returns home and all he can do is share his story in the hopes that somehow, in some way, it helps another soldier make sense of things. And although the stories may not be perfect, sometimes just sharing is enough to make a difference. — Michael Anthony

We are people-trees. Our roots are hidden in Earth .The branches spread out on Heavens.
The fruits are our energy.
Two different energies: The positive and negative ones.
The balance of both carries the progress.
Article by Author Katerina Kostaki :The Tree of Gnosis in the Garden of Eden — Katerina Kostaki

Not getting a straight answer is a straight answer. — Sarvesh Jain

I am the author of a book called "My Life's Journey" and creator of my destiny. — Debasish Mridha

I enjoy writing historical fiction because it allows me to live more lives than just this one. — Karen A. Chase

If you have given up something many times over then you are strong-willed in having done it so many times over! — Stephen Richards

Distancing yourself from some painful event is probably the ignition for the process of forgiveness. — Stephen Richards

Pain can cause us to learn no end of lessons, but without resolution there can be no healing! — Stephen Richards

All the resentment that lies in your heart is simply causing damage to you mostly. — Stephen Richards

I listen to the rainfall,
my words wanna flow!
Droplets run down the wall,
where do they go?
Letters in the raw,
mesh together for the show! — Leslie Austin

Even on the silent days, believe your ship will come. — Shana Chartier

Over the years you have been subjected to a great deal of mind propaganda which has resulted in you reaching the ceiling of maximum potential by virtue of your current limited mindset. — Stephen Richards

Money doesn't make the things you need. People do. — Raven Moore

we were never a match;
always a marvelous misfit. — Akif Kichloo

(Kate) had found multiple titles by individual authors scattered willy-nilly through the collection. It made her want to pull her hair out. Obviously!- an individual author's body of work all belonged on one shelf, the works arranged, in turn, by whatever system was most suitable: by volume number, alphabetically by title, or by the year of publication, or, in case of playwrights, works grouped by genre- tragedies with tragedies, comedies with comedies, histories with histories, and so on. — Gaelen Foley

When you forgive, it does not mean that you have submitted, it simply means that you have made a choice to stop bearing any grudge. — Stephen Richards

In an unforgiving world, chaos rules. — Stephen Richards

Showing your compassion to another human takes less energy than hating him. — Ben Midland

When the vision fill yours mind and passio hits your gut, the need to write it down cannot be stifled. — Marti Melville

Assuming you are still lost in thought about when exactly you should forgive someone, well the time is NOW. — Stephen Richards

It isn't the subjects we write about but the seriousness and subtlety of our expression that determines the worth of or effort. — Joyce Carol Oates

When you are up in life your friends get to know who you are. When you are down in life you get to know who your friends are.

#minoradjustments101 — Michael L. Williams Jr.

I
started
creating;
Myself
From
The
Inside
Out
&
My
God
I
Wish
I
Had
Done
It
Sooner. — Nikki Rowe

When you are desperately grabbing at straws all you get is a handful of weeds. — Stephen Richards

I've come to realize that love is tragic, somewhere down the line it's inevitable. Fight for it. — Ann Marie Frohoff

If you work in The Dark, you MUST live in The Light. — Mylo Carbia

Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over. — Stephen Richards

I don't mind failing because that means I'm trying. But giving up, now that's something that I'm just not willing to do. I will continue to try and try again. I will keep my peace, stay focused, and know that my time will come. My positive attitude will not depart me. I will hold it close and keep on striving, knowing that what's meant for me, will be. Nothing and nobody can stop it! My dedication and hard work won't fail me, but most importantly, I won't fail myself. I'm a winner and I'm a fighter! I don't allow challenges to stop me. — Stephanie Lahart

Sometimes the people that w love and care about the most are the ones that end up hurting us the most. — Sheree' Griffin

Stop being a slave to your past and you become the master of your future. — Stephen Richards

The unknown is just as unknown as the ability to discover the known inside it. — Ben Midland

Words and laws in this world made place for signs and symbols. — Ben Midland

If your goals don't inspire you then why should you expect to achieve them? — Stephen Richards

They say clothes don't maketh the man, does wearing none get you anywhere in life? — Stephen Richards

It's a good thing, right, when an author gets turned on by the dirty scenes they write?! — Martha Sweeney

When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you. — Stephen Richards

Laughter is the most powerful weapon against verbal attack anyone can have. — Stephen Richards

Twitter is a serious writing distraction.
As are grapefruits.
The two have nothing else in common. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Always write exactly what you're feeling at the exact moment when writing something like poetry or an emotional novel. Put yourself, pour all emotions into your work ... make yourself cry, feel joy if you are writing joyful things, feel lovey if it calls for it ... just put your heart and soul into all that you do ... then you will be a good writer when you can make whoever reads your work, feel. -Nina Jean Slack — Nina Jean Slack

Mind power is my art ... ... so bring the canvas of your mind closer and I will create a masterpiece. — Stephen Richards

Like a Rubik's Cube, I have many configurations; Do not just assume that you have "figured" me out, just because you've seen one side. — Andrea L'Artiste

This pain you are avoiding is a very necessary pain that will make you strong again. — Stephen Richards

When you have a nightmare, don't let it control you. Try transforming that fear into into an antagonist to release pent-up feelings. — B.A. Gabrielle

The art of writing involves making as many cups of tea as you can in the time available for writing. Then adding extra time for writing ... — Alan Dapre

When the vision fills your brain and passion hits your gut, the need to write it down cannot be stifled.
(Marti Melville) — Marti Melville

When you treat your failures as lessons, you can never fail. — Udai Yadla

For as long as I write,
I will never be lost. — Nikki Rowe

Blaming other people inevitably makes us blame ourselves because if we are pointing the finger at someone, practically, we are pointing it at ourselves as well. — Stephen Richards

The word 'believe' is an important factor in you securing your success. — Stephen Richards

When you believe in yourself with a passion then success can be spontaneous. — Stephen Richards

He without inspiration and motivation exists no more in a world full of innovations and inventions! — Darnaya Darice

It is not so much as to say that something has occured; but to describe the very essence of the occurance. One must take hold of his readers and pull them into his world ... the world that he has penned, with the utmost care and attentiveness.
And then, when the readers are fully submerged in this magnificently crafted place of wonder; they will see, and touch, and smell, and feel all the elements of the author's imagination. — Jason W. Blair

Behind every dark cloud is a silver lining (photo taken by me yesterday afternoon). Just like a cloud is a free spirit ... allow your dreams to be the same and you will become the master of all you desire ... — Stephen Richards

Crime isn't pretty, only fashionably dressed. — S.W. Frank

Patriarchy is women structuring lifelong decisions around men they haven't met. — Maggie Young

Whenever people ask me, "How are your books doing?" or, "How is your book doing?" I just say, "It's okay." I mean, what am I supposed to say? I'm a writer; that means I write because I need to write, because that's how I breathe and that's how I bleed. I'm not an author; I'm a writer. Even when I don't want to write; I can't stop! So, how are my books doing? The hell I know! The moment after I publish one book, I'm writing another one! I don't know how my books are doing! I just know that I'm writing them! I'm a writer, I'm a writer. I'm not an author. — C. JoyBell C.

Hone your writing skills as if they were your finest weapons of war. For in the literary arena, your pen will truly be your sword. — Max Hawthorne

Only those who believe can achieve what others merely dream about.
However, without these same dreams we will achieve little.
Dream AND believe to ACHIEVE!!! — Leslie Austin

Love can be found anyone. Love's timing sucks nor does it care about situations. It's in us all. It makes fools out of us all. — Kristal McKerrington

Dream young. Don't settle for old - for to be old is to be superstitious and without curiosity and always questioning your faith. And be ferocious in your dreaming - run like a sun's explosion, and skip across bluing waves, and dance upon tips of swan feathers. — Carew Papritz

Every desire to modify in your life begins with the intention to do so. — Stephen Richards

I have, and always will, respect people that keep it real no matter what. Most people say "Just keep it real with me," but the fact of the matter is this: Most people can't handle the truth, don't want to accept the truth, deny the truth, or simply aren't willing to face THEIR truth. The next time that you tell somebody to be honest with you, make sure that you mean what you say. Have the courage to pay more attention, listen, and observe. But have greater courage to acknowledge "what is" and face YOUR truth with boldness. The truth is better than a lie any day. Be fearless! — Stephanie Lahart

If we studied the issue of forgiveness with a wider perspective, we are bound to opt for it after all. — Stephen Richards

It's good to write badly. Things can only get better. — Alan Dapre

Courage of the mind far surpasses that of the body. — Stephen Richards

You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong. — Stephen Richards

If you can make it down to the pub, the pub will make it up to you. — Benny Bellamacina

Children close their ears to Advice but Open their eyes to example.
Even New Genx Moms close their ears to Advice but Open their eyes to realize their mistakes eventually.
Think, Act Wise before it's Late. — Ilaxi Patel

What is it like ... what is it like to be dead?' Evan looked at him with his dull, unblinking blue eyes, ' I don't know, what is it like ... to be alive? — Daniel Waters

In order to receive in abundance ... give in abundance! — Stephen Richards

Cooking is great, but the meal that has been prepared for you with love is the best. — Stephen Richards

Our lives are a novel being written. We are its author. Every action we encounter and every person we meet has a role and a place in our ultimate story. It is in our control to decide the level of how, who and what impacts us and how large a role we decide to assign each. — Mark W. Boyer

Books are written little by little ... as the cat eats the fish. — Lynda K. Scott

I have fallen in love with writing, unknowingly. Instead of thinking whether people will like what I write or not, I decide to write only for one person- myself! I told myself that 'I as an author is going to entertain I as an audience.' And everything changed that day!

When you find your passion, don't succumb to the pressure of succeeding.Follow your passion just for yourself and for the sheer joy of it. You will see amazing things will follow- that's a guarantee. — Vishwas Mudagal

I am, to my core, Canadian, so, by osmosis, everything I write reflects that upbringing. — Elinor Florence

None of us are ordinary; we all have a story to tell. — Stephen Richards

The pain you have gone through will give you the strength of character to come through it all, so long as you learn from what you have suffered then it was not suffering at all. — Stephen Richards

Places of learning are full to brimming, but those with a real thirst for knowledge are few. Remain true to yourself and never stop learning ... — Stephen Richards

One way you can trace your way back to real and true happiness and joy is through forgiveness. — Stephen Richards

You cannot grow If you are not reading. — Andrea L'Artiste

Why do I love writing YA? Because I get a chance to re-live my youth knowing all I know now ... — Belle Whittington

Although my road to writing seems like it may have come easily, there were a few bumps in that road. I didn't get a lot of encouragement from friends, although my family were great supporters. I also had many ... what you would call "mind-boggling" moments, when I would doubt myself and what I was writing. It has been said that we, ourselves, are our own worst critics.
All the hard work had payed off though, and I created a children's book that I am proud of, and an unforgettable little girl that will touch the hearts of many."-Nina Jean Slack — Nina Jean Slack

The Secrets of' series of books by psychotherapist D. U. Sivri are designed to give you a better outlook on life. The author is an expert and skillfully gets you thinking about your life and how it is unfolding. He challenges you and gives you the tools to build a better life. — D.U. Sivri

The pain you feel is simply because you do not yet have the strength to forgive. But you will grow strong again, that is for sure. — Stephen Richards

Forgiveness is not simply a single act, it is a full process. — Stephen Richards

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle; Not a "Box of chocolate" You have to put the pieces together to get the 'real' picture. — Andrea L'Artiste

I am an architect of words; there is no limit to the number of 'stories' I can create! — Traci M. Sanders

Words raced thru his mind and his fingers ached to capture them all on paper. — Eveli Acosta

Don't care about success or failure. Keep doing what you love. Success will follow. — Udai Yadla

As I see it, you GET married - but you MAKE a marriage. — Carew Papritz

Not everyone will like what you write but there's a certain group who'll love what you write. Keep WRITING for them. — David Chuka

Embrace your journey and those who come across your path. Be gracious in your endeavors. Focus on your craft. Those who support your dreams now and feel your sincere humility and gratitude will be there 20, 30, 40 years from now, padding your old bones and time worn, weary soul. — Ann Marie Frohoff

Those who can write, write.
Those who can't, criticize. — Max Hawthorne

Away I turned, from the ghosts that brought me to this place. From an insatiable desperation to be wanted and my urge to fill the emptiness inside. — Jennifer Irwin

Chronicling the mid-1970s up session with Gerald Ford's clumsiness, the author quotes a medieval maxim that the king has two bodies. The head of state has a physical body like everyone else, but he also represents the body politic, either reflecting its majesty or its weakness. — Rick Perlstein