Joni Rodgers > Quotes

“There's a traditional Kenyan prayer: "From the cowardice that dares not deal with new truth, from the laziness that is content with half-truth, from the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, Good Lord, deliver me.”
― Joni Rodgers, Bald in the Land of Big Hair: A True Story

“What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.”
― Joni Rodgers

“Writing is like painting; editing is like sculpture.  Same sensibilities, different skill set.”
― Joni Rodgers, First You Write: The Worst Way to Become an Almost Famous Author And The Best Advice I Got While Doing It

“They say the Lord never gives us more than we can bear. This is only true of money and cleavage.”
― Joni Rodgers, Bald in the Land of Big Hair: A True Story

“I used to be a Christian, but I decided to follow the teachings of Jesus instead.”
― Joni Rodgers, Bald in the Land of Big Hair: A True Story

“I was overwhelmed with the privilege it is to parent another human being, the luxury of love, the decadence of caring.”
― Joni Rodgers, Bald in the Land of Big Hair

“Night after night, I looked up at those stars with a growing certainty that my role in this vast, magical universe was simply to be, and nothing about my being was predetermined or burdened with expectation unless I allowed others to make it that.”
― Joni Rodgers, First You Write: The Worst Way to Become an Almost Famous Author And The Best Advice I Got While Doing It