Brittany Dowdle

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum

“Heinlein's Rules for Writers

Rule One: You Must Write
Rule Two: Finish What Your Start
Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market
Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“If you’re writing a polite command, you don’t need a question mark. Would you please let me do that for you.”
― Mignon Fogarty, Grammar Girl Presents The Ultimate Writing Guide for Students

“One should never mistake pattern for meaning.”
― Iain Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata