Atrian

“If every time you sat down, you expected something great, writing would always be a great disappointment. Plus that expectation would also keep you from writing.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

“And one cannot help feeling that some alternative occupation—lettuce farming, say—would offer somewhat less of a risk of being put to death by installments. Why do you persist in it?” Goldeneyes Dactylos shrugged. “I’m good at it,” he said.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“The steady ticking of a watch in a quiet room crashed like torture against his unshielded brain.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

“All my life, I had wanted to create. Some people want to be parents. Some people want to make lots of money. I just wanted to make stuff.”
― David Kadavy, The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating