When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.
~ John Lewis
Never stop learning how to learn.
~ Billie Jean King
The rules, like streets, can only take you to known places.
~Ocean Vuong
My comfort zone is outside of my comfort zone. I like to be a little uncomfortable.
~ Billie Eilish
“I tell my students there is such a thing as ‘writer’s block,’ and they should respect it. You shouldn’t write through it. It’s blocked because it ought to be blocked, because you haven’t got it right now.”
—Toni Morrison
“Writing—the art of communicating thoughts to the mind, through the eye—is the great invention of the world.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.”
—Stephen King
“Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.”
~Ralph Keyes
“It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.”
~Jack Kerouac
“Being a writer requires an intoxication with language.”
~Jim Harrison
