Savannah

“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions is to come to terms with your life narrative. Another is to work through some of life's hardest knocks—loss, grief, illness, addiction, disappointment, failure—and to find understanding and solace.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

“You are allowed to outgrow people, and people are allowed to outgrow you.”
― Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough

“It's vital to create space in each day to let your thoughts wander beyond your immediate job responsibilities, to turn things over in your mind in a less pressured, more creative way than is possible once the daily triage kicks in.”
― Robert Iger, The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

“I mention this to give confidence to all non-fiction writers: a point of craft. If you master the tools of the trade—the fundamentals of interviewing and of orderly construction—and if you bring to the assignment your general intelligence and your humanity, you can write about any subject. That's your ticket to an interesting life.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction